The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia - Palm Oil and Patronage (Paperback)

Despite the efforts of Southeast Asian governments and of ASEAN, transboundary haze continues to be a major environmental problem in Southeast Asia. This book demonstrates that the issue is complex, and explains why efforts to solve the problem in purely political terms are ineffective, and likely to continue to be ineffective. The book shows how state-led, state-incentivised agribusiness development lies at the heart of the problem, leading to a large rise in palm oil production, with extensive clearing of forests, leading to deliberate or accidental fires and the resulting haze. Moreover, although the forest clearing is occurring in Indonesia, many of the companies involved are Malaysian and Singaporean; and, further, many of these companies have close relationships with the politicians and officials responsible for addressing the problem and who thereby have a conflict of interest. The author concludes by discussing the huge difficulties involved in overturning this system of 'patronage politics'.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Routledge Malaysian Studies Series
Release date:	2018
First published:	2016
Authors:	Helena Varkkey
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-5511-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political corruption Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General
LSN:	0-8153-5511-4
Barcode:	9780815355113

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