Sweet and Bitter: Sugarcane Expansion in Northern Luzon, The Philippines, and Aceh, Indonesia, 2006–13
This chapter aims to understand the complex process of investment and land deal making through the in-depth study of three cases of sugar cane investment in the Philippines and Indonesia. It focuses on three different trajectories of sugar cane schemes—one in northern Luzon, the Philippines, and two...
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| description | This chapter aims to understand the complex process of investment and land deal making through the in-depth study of three cases of sugar cane investment in the Philippines and Indonesia. It focuses on three different trajectories of sugar cane schemes—one in northern Luzon, the Philippines, and two in Aceh, Indonesia. By means of a processual approach, the chapter identifies critical junctures—defined as crucial moments of dealmaking and interactions in which relations among actors are renegotiated—at which the investments took decisive turns. These are the collaboration of investors and bureaucratic cooperation between different levels of government; control of the development agenda; land deal making and control over land; control of labour; and curbing resistance. The chapter thus shows that investments in sugar cane and bioethanol—which often involve land deals—usually turn out differently than originally envisaged. Implementation problems arise due to the competing strategies and interests of investors, government departments, workers, landowners, and brokers, and due to specific historical and institutional constellations. Therefore, it can be argued that the implementation of investment schemes cannot simply be understood as the implementation of a contract or an already-planned programme; it should rather be understood as a constant process of negotiation and adaptation. In such a context, the identification of critical junctures is crucial for the conduct of monitoring activities and the adoption of adaptive policies during land deal processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e856083270744b4932c2b0dbdfad5242022-12-21T19:37:01ZengInstitut de Hautes Études Internationales et du DéveloppementRevue Internationale de Politique de Développement1663-93751663-93912015-10-01610.4000/poldev.2033Sweet and Bitter: Sugarcane Expansion in Northern Luzon, The Philippines, and Aceh, Indonesia, 2006–13Mohamad ShohibuddinMaria Lisa AlanoGerben NooteboomThis chapter aims to understand the complex process of investment and land deal making through the in-depth study of three cases of sugar cane investment in the Philippines and Indonesia. It focuses on three different trajectories of sugar cane schemes—one in northern Luzon, the Philippines, and two in Aceh, Indonesia. By means of a processual approach, the chapter identifies critical junctures—defined as crucial moments of dealmaking and interactions in which relations among actors are renegotiated—at which the investments took decisive turns. These are the collaboration of investors and bureaucratic cooperation between different levels of government; control of the development agenda; land deal making and control over land; control of labour; and curbing resistance. The chapter thus shows that investments in sugar cane and bioethanol—which often involve land deals—usually turn out differently than originally envisaged. Implementation problems arise due to the competing strategies and interests of investors, government departments, workers, landowners, and brokers, and due to specific historical and institutional constellations. Therefore, it can be argued that the implementation of investment schemes cannot simply be understood as the implementation of a contract or an already-planned programme; it should rather be understood as a constant process of negotiation and adaptation. In such a context, the identification of critical junctures is crucial for the conduct of monitoring activities and the adoption of adaptive policies during land deal processes.http://journals.openedition.org/poldev/2033 |
| spellingShingle | Mohamad Shohibuddin Maria Lisa Alano Gerben Nooteboom Sweet and Bitter: Sugarcane Expansion in Northern Luzon, The Philippines, and Aceh, Indonesia, 2006–13 Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement |
| title | Sweet and Bitter: Sugarcane Expansion in Northern Luzon, The Philippines, and Aceh, Indonesia, 2006–13 |
| title_full | Sweet and Bitter: Sugarcane Expansion in Northern Luzon, The Philippines, and Aceh, Indonesia, 2006–13 |
| title_fullStr | Sweet and Bitter: Sugarcane Expansion in Northern Luzon, The Philippines, and Aceh, Indonesia, 2006–13 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sweet and Bitter: Sugarcane Expansion in Northern Luzon, The Philippines, and Aceh, Indonesia, 2006–13 |
| title_short | Sweet and Bitter: Sugarcane Expansion in Northern Luzon, The Philippines, and Aceh, Indonesia, 2006–13 |
| title_sort | sweet and bitter sugarcane expansion in northern luzon the philippines and aceh indonesia 2006 13 |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/poldev/2033 |
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