Borneo Change and Development

• Main Authors: Cleary, Mark 1954- (Author), Eaton, Peter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Oxford University Press Pte. Ltd. 1992
• Subjects: Natural resources > Borneo; Borneo > Economic conditions; Borneo > Politics and government; Borneo > Economic policy
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In recent years, the pace of environmental, economic, and social change in Borneo has stimulated interest amongst both researchers and the general public in issues such as logging, the future of once-isolated ethnic groups, shifting agriculture, and balanced economic growth. Borneo: Change and Devel...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Human Ecology of Borneo pt. I. The Legacy of the Past. 2. The Early Peopling of Borneo. 3. The Reshaping of Borneo 1841-1914. 4. Political and Economic Change 1914-1963 pt. II. Contemporary Patterns and Processes. 5. Population, Settlement, and Farming Systems. 6. The Urban Dimension. 7. Natural Resource Management. 8. Economic Development and Policy Issues pt. III. Issues in Development. 9. Logging and Customary Rights. 10. Environmental Conservation. 11. Oil and Development. 12. Land Settlement and Transmigration