Governing the Palm-Oil Sector through Finance: The Changing Roles of the Indonesian State

Eusebius Pantja Pramudya, Otto Hospes and C. J. A. M. Termeer

Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2017, vol. 53, issue 1, 57-82

Abstract: By analysing the different roles of the Indonesian state in arranging finance schemes for palm-oil development since 1945, this article aims to answer two questions: What are these roles? And to what extent have they prioritised or balanced economic growth, social equity, and environmental protection? We conclude that the state has never been absent from the palm-oil industry but has had different and changing financing roles that are historically contingent and shaped by the evolving economic and political landscape. Furthermore, these roles reflect Indonesia’s priorities of achieving economic growth through palm-oil development, furthering social equity, and, recently, promoting environmental sustainability.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/00074918.2016.1228829

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