Contraditions in land development schemes: The case of joint ventures in Sarawak, Malaysia
Landowners and the private investors often have contradictory interests in joint ventures. Although development planners sometimes believe that government can harmonise these contradictions, state interests in development often lead them to support the interests of private capital. While joint ventu...
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| description | Landowners and the private investors often have contradictory interests in joint ventures. Although development planners sometimes believe that government can harmonise these contradictions, state interests in development often lead them to support the interests of private capital. While joint ventures may be useful ways of pooling human, material and financial resources, this article draws on a case study of two pilot joint venture oil palm schemes in Sarawak, Malaysia, to show that the legal construction and administration of native customary land rights generate lower results for landowners than they do for the private sector. Information and power asymmetries constrain the ability of affected natives to realise fair benefits under a joint venture arrangement. When institutional constraints that give a measure of protection to native rights and interests are dismantled in the rush to establish commercial plantations for example, an unregulated market can be detrimental to landowners’ rights and long–term interests. |
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| spelling | unimas-157512017-03-30T08:22:49Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15751/ Contraditions in land development schemes: The case of joint ventures in Sarawak, Malaysia Dimbab, Ngidang GE Environmental Sciences Landowners and the private investors often have contradictory interests in joint ventures. Although development planners sometimes believe that government can harmonise these contradictions, state interests in development often lead them to support the interests of private capital. While joint ventures may be useful ways of pooling human, material and financial resources, this article draws on a case study of two pilot joint venture oil palm schemes in Sarawak, Malaysia, to show that the legal construction and administration of native customary land rights generate lower results for landowners than they do for the private sector. Information and power asymmetries constrain the ability of affected natives to realise fair benefits under a joint venture arrangement. When institutional constraints that give a measure of protection to native rights and interests are dismantled in the rush to establish commercial plantations for example, an unregulated market can be detrimental to landowners’ rights and long–term interests. Wiley Online Library 2008 Article PeerReviewed Dimbab, Ngidang (2008) Contraditions in land development schemes: The case of joint ventures in Sarawak, Malaysia. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 43 (2). pp. 157-180. ISSN 1467-8373 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229738248_Contraditions_in_land_development_schemes_The_case_of_joint_ventures_in_Sarawak_Malaysia DOI: 10.1111/1467-8373.00171 |
| spellingShingle | GE Environmental Sciences Dimbab, Ngidang Contraditions in land development schemes: The case of joint ventures in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title | Contraditions in land development schemes: The case of joint ventures in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_full | Contraditions in land development schemes: The case of joint ventures in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Contraditions in land development schemes: The case of joint ventures in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contraditions in land development schemes: The case of joint ventures in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_short | Contraditions in land development schemes: The case of joint ventures in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_sort | contraditions in land development schemes: the case of joint ventures in sarawak, malaysia |
| topic | GE Environmental Sciences |
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