The Haze Problem in Southeast Asia

Palm Oil and Patronage

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Helena Varkkey

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Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

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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'.

Author Biography:

Helena Varkkey is a senior lecturer in the Department of International and Strategic Studies at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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July 14th, 2015

Author

Helena Varkkey

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

1 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

228

Series

Routledge Malaysian Studies Series

Dimensions

156x234x16

ISBN-13

9781138858640

Product ID

23131113

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