The Role of Macro-Political Economic Systems in CPR

Abstract

"This paper focuses on the role of macro political-economic influences on common property regimes (CPR), with specific reference to Indonesia. The thesis of this paper is that macro political economic structures shape property rights patterns of common pool resources. Accordingly, structural changes in the political system--as has recently occurred in Indonesia--are bound to significantly impact on a countrys CPR dynamics. The discussion will be approached by looking at Indonesias Outer Island forest management history, from the colonial era to New Order and post New Order governments. In each historical period two interrelated trends are highlighted: 1) the states economic development orientation, with particular attention to forestry and 2) policy making processes that shape property systems legal frameworks. First, the linkage between CPR and the broader political economy structure, from which the papers argument is predicated, will be presented."