Abstract
In recent years, devolution of forest management to local communities has become a major policy trend in developing countries. The term devolution is used here to refer to the transfer of responsibility and authority over natural resources from the state to non-governmental bodies at the local level (Meinzen-Dick and Knox 2001, p. 42). Devolution policies aim to address institutional problems that have been identified as major reasons behind the degradation and misuse of forest resources in developing countries such as state property and centralized management of forest resources, corruption in the forestry administration, lack of effective monitoring, and enforcement and deficient incentives for the local communities (McCarthy 2000a; Ligon and Narain 1999; Wibowo and Byron 1999). Different mechanisms have been identified in the relevant literature on the subject by which devolution can lead to a more sustainable forest management in terms of equity, efficiency, and environmental sustainability: the creation of incentives by a fair and democratic distribution of benefits; the creation of accountability; the reduction of transaction costs; the mobilization of local knowledge; the strengthening of local institutions for sustainable resource management; and — in view of a low state capacity — the limitation of the role of the state to the provision of enabling frame conditions and the protection of public interests (compare Ribot 2002, Meinzen-Dick et al. 2001, Birner and Wittmer 2000; World Bank 1997). However, the empirical evidence on the effects of devolution in the forestry sector has been mixed (Banerjee 1997, Meinzen-Dick et al. 2001, Ribot 2002), which implies a need for more theoretical and empirical research on devolution.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsPreview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Agrawal A, Ostrom E (2001) Collective Action, Property Rights and Devolution of Forest and Protected Area Management. In: Meinzen-Dick R, Knox A, Di Gregorio M (eds) Collective Action, Property Rights and Devolution of Natural Resource Management — Exchange of Knowledge and Implications for Policy. DSE, Eurasburg, pp 75–109
Banerjee AK (1997) Decentralization and Devolution of Forest Management in Asia and the Pacific, Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector. Outlook Study, Working Paper APFSOS/WP/21, FAO, Rome and Bangkok
Banyumas Statistics (2000) Banyumas dalam Angka Tahun 2000.
Banyumas Banyumas Regional Planning and Development Agency (2001) Laporan Tahunan Kabupaten Banyumas. Banyumas
Birner R, Wittmer H (2003) Using Social Capital to Create Political Capital: How Do Local Communities Gain Political Influence? A Theoretical Approach and Empirical Evidence from Thailand. In: Dolgak, N, Ostrom E (eds) The Commons in the New Millenium, Challenges and Adaptation. MIT Press, Cambridge and London, pp 291–334
Birner R, Wittmer H (2000) Co-management of Natural Resources: A Transaction Costs Economics Approach to Determine the “Efficient Boundaries of the State”. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the International Society of the New Institutional Economics ( ISNIE) in Tübingen, September 2000
Booth JA, Richard PB (1998) Civil Society, Political Capital and Democratization in Central Africa. The Journal of Politics 70: 780–800
Bourdieu P (1992) Ökonomisches Kapital — Kulturelles Kapital — Soziales Kapital, in: Die verborgenen Mechanismen der Macht — Schriften zu Politik und Kultur 1. VSAVerlag, Hamburg, pp 49–79
Braden JB, Proost S (eds) (1 997) The Economic Theory of Environmental Policy in a Federal System. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, Lyme
Brenner V, Buergen R, Kessler C, Pye O, Schwarzmeier R, Sprung RD (1998) Thailand’s Community Forestry Bill: U-Turn or Roudabout in Forest Policy. SEFUT Working Paper No. 3, DFG Graduate College Socio-Economics of Forest Use in the Tropics and Subtropics, Freiburg
Burns R (2000) Introduction to Research Methods. Sage Publication, London
Casson A, Obidzinski K (2002) From New Order to Regional Autonomy–Shifting Dynamics of “Illegal Logging” in Kalimantan, Indonesia. World Development 30 (12): 2133–2151
Coleman J (1988) Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital. American Journal of Sociology 94: 95–120
East Banyumas SFC (200la) Perkembangan Program Perhutanan Sosial (in Indonesian). East Banyumas SFC, Purwokerto
East Banyumas SFC (2001b) Data Perkembangan Pencurian Kayu (in Indonesian). East Banyumas SFC, Purwokerto
FFA (2000) Laporan Konggres Pertama Setan Balong. Purwokerto
Ford Foundation Team (2001) Resume Diskusi Illegal Logging. In: Awang, S.A., Kurniawan, I., Nuh, I.M., (eds), Otonomi Sumberdaya Hutan. Proceeding of the Fifth Regular Meeting of FKKM in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Fuchs ER, Minnite LC, Shapiro RY (1999) Political Capital and Political Participation. Columbia University Working Paper No. 9, Columbia University.
Hudson A (2001) NGOs’ Transnational Advocacy Networks: From ‘Legitimacy’ to ’Political Responsibility’? Global Networks 1 (4): 331–352.
Kompas (2002) Otonomi Ancam Pengelolaan Hutan, June 1, 2002 http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/206/01 /daerah/oton19.htm
Ligon E, Narain U (1999) Government Management of Village Commons. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 37: 272–289
McCarthy JF (2000a) The Changing Regime: Forest Property and Reformasi in Indonesia. Development and Change 31: 91–129
McCarthy JF (2000b) “Wild Logging”: The Rise and Fall of Logging Networks and Biodiversity Projects on Sumatra’s Rainforest Frontier. CIFOR Occasional Paper 31, Bogor
Meinzen-Dick R, Knox A (2001) Collective Action, Property Rights and Devolution of Natural Resource Management: A Conceptual Framework. In: Meinzen-Dick R, Knox A., and Di Gregorio M (eds) Collective Action, Property Rights and Devolution of Natural Resource Management, Exchange of Knowledge and Implications for Policy. DSE, Eurasburg, Germany, pp 41–73
Meinzen-Dick R, Knox A, Di Gregorio M (eds) (2001) Collective Action, Property Rights and Devolution of Natural Resource Management, Exchange of Knowledge and Implications for Policy. DSE, Eurasburg, Germany
Narayan D (1999) Bonds and Bridge: Social Capital and Poverty. World Bank, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network, Washington, DC
Newton K (2001) Trust, Social Capital, Civil Society and Democracy. International Political Science Review 22 (2): 201–214
Ostrom E, Schroeder L, Wynne S (1993) Institutional Incentives and Sustainable Development - Infrastructure Policies in Perspective. Westview Press, Boulder
Putnam R (1993) Making Democracy Work: Civic Tradition in Modern Italy. Princeton University Press, Princeton Creating Political Capital to Promote Devolution in the Forestry Sector - A Case Study of the Forest Communities in Banyumas District, Central Java, Indonesia
Ribot J (2002) Democratic Decentralization of Natural Resources - Institutionalizing Public Participation. World Resources Institute, Washington
Rubio M (1997) Perverse Social Capital: Some Evidence from Colombia. Journal of Economic Issues 31 (3): 805–816
SFC (2000) Pengelolaan Hutan Bersama Masyarakat. Jakarta
SFC (2001) Transformasi Menuju Perhutani Masa Depan. Jakarta
Suara Merdeka (2001) Dipertanyakan, Kontribusi Perhutani untuk Pemkab, Suara Merdeka Newspaper, December 28, 2001, www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0112/28/dar23.htm
Wall E, Ferrazzi G, Schryer F (1998) Getting the Goods on Social Capital. Rural Sociology 63 (2): 300–322
Wibowo D, Byron NR (1999) Deforestation Mechanism: A Survey. International Journal of Social Economics 26 (3): 455–474
World Bank (1997) World Development Report 1997 - The State in a Changing World. Washington, DC
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2004 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Rosyadi, S., Birner, R., Zeller, M. (2004). Creating Political Capital to Promote Devolution in the Forestry Sector — A Case Study of the Forest Communities in Banyumas District, Central Java, Indonesia. In: Gerold, G., Fremerey, M., Guhardja, E. (eds) Land Use, Nature Conservation and the Stability of Rainforest Margins in Southeast Asia. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08237-9_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08237-9_9
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-05617-8
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-08237-9
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive