Powers Of Exclusion - Land Dilemmas In Southeast Asia

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Uncovering the complexities of Southeast Asian land issues.

In this book, the authors delve into the intricate web of land ownership, political power struggles, and cultural values in Southeast Asia. They offer a unique perspective on the problems faced by indigenous communities, and the ways in which exclusion from land rights impacts their lives. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the complex social and political landscape of Southeast Asia.

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Powers Of Exclusion - Land Dilemmas In Southeast Asia

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ISBN: 9789971695415
Publisher: NUS Press
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Sociology
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Questions of who can access land and who is excluded from it underlie many recent social and political conflicts in Southeast Asia. Powers of Exclusion examines the key processes through which shifts in land relations are taking place, notably state land allocation and provision of property rights, the dramatic expansion of areas zoned for conservation, booms in the production of export-oriented crops, the conversion of farmland to post-agrarian uses, "intimate" exclusions involving kin and co-villagers, and mobilizations around land farmed in terms of identity and belonging. In case studies drawn from seven countries, the authors find that four "powers of exclusion" - regulation, market, force and legitimation - have combined to shape land relations in new and often surprising ways.Land debates are often presented as a conflict between market-oriented land use with full private property rights on one side, and equitable access, production for subsistence, and respect for custom on the other. The authors step back from these debates to point out that any productive use of land requires the exclusion of some potential users, and that most projects for transforming land relations are thus accompanied by painful dilemmas. Rather than counterposing "exclusion" to "inclusion", the book argues taht attention must be paid to who is excluded, how, why, and with what consequences.Powers of Exclusion is a path-breaking book that draws on insights from multiple disciplines to map out the new contours of struggles for land in Southeast Asia. The volume provides a framework for analyzing the dilemmas of land relations across the Global South and beyond.
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Uncovering the complexities of Southeast Asian land issues.

In this book, the authors delve into the intricate web of land ownership, political power struggles, and cultural values in Southeast Asia. They offer a unique perspective on the problems faced by indigenous communities, and the ways in which exclusion from land rights impacts their lives. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the complex social and political landscape of Southeast Asia.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.