Edition 98: Oct-Dec 2009 - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

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Land and social justice

Land and social justice

Communities struggle for access while reforms run aground

Fighting over the land and forest

Fighting over the land and forest

Century-old conflicts persist in the vast tracts of Indonesia that are designated as state forest

Land titles do not equal agrarian reform

Land titles do not equal agrarian reform

Activists split with Indonesia’s government over whether land registration helps the rural poor

Too precious to mine

Too precious to mine

Central Java farmers refuse to get stuck in cement

Land, ethnicity and politics

Land, ethnicity and politics

Direct local elections have led to new developments in the struggle for land rights in East Kalimantan

The trouble with oil palm

The trouble with oil palm

Conflicts between villagers and plantation companies in Sumatra are still unresolved

When money rules over voice

When money rules over voice

Regional autonomy and spatial planning in Bandung benefits the elite

Development for the rich

Development for the rich

Gated communities are built with little concern for their social and environmental impacts

A city without social justice

A city without social justice

Jakarta needs more green space, but not at the expense of the poor

Social justice by design

Social justice by design

Architect Antonio Ismael Risianto promotes planning for the urban poor

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