Elite Capture and Corruption in two Villages in Bengkulu Province, Sumatra

This paper examines leadership, elite capture and corruption in two villages in Sumatra. It compares implementation and outcomes of several conservation and development projects in the context of democratization and decentralization reforms introduced in Indonesia since 1998. In examining aspects of...

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Published in:Human ecology : an interdisciplinary journal 2016-06, Vol.44 (3), p.287-300
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CLUSTER ON REVISITING LEADERSHIP, ELITE CAPTURE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY: CASE STUDIES FROM INDONESIA
Conservation
Corruption
Cross cutting
Decentralization
Development projects
Elites
Environmental Management
Forest conservation
Forest management
Forest preservation
Forest products
Forest resources
Forestry development
friction
Geography
Government corruption
Highlands
Indonesia
Leadership
Management
National parks
planning
politics
Project management
Public officials
Social Sciences
Sociology
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CLUSTER ON REVISITING LEADERSHIP, ELITE CAPTURE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY: CASE STUDIES FROM INDONESIA
Conservation
Corruption
Cross cutting
Decentralization
Development projects
Elites
Environmental Management
Forest conservation
Forest management
Forest preservation
Forest products
Forest resources
Forestry development
friction
Geography
Government corruption
Highlands
Indonesia
Leadership
Management
National parks
planning
politics
Project management
Public officials
Social Sciences
Sociology
Towns
Villages
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