The 4th IRSA International Conference & The 7th PRSCO Summer Institute

20-21 June 2002, Denpasar – Bali
The 4th IRSA International Conference & The 7th PRSCO Summer Institute
“Decentralization, Natural Resource, and Regional Development in the Pacific Rim”
Chair: Budy P. Resosudarmo, Armida Alisjahbana and Bambang P.S. Brodjonegoro
Host: IRSA, PRSCO and FE UI (Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia)

Background

Implementations of decentralization and natural resource management policies widely vary across countries in the Pacific Rim. There are countries that implement fully centralized government; several adopt fully decentralized government, while many others are in between. In managing its natural resources, there are countries where natural resources are managed by solely the government and there are countries where natural resources are managed by communities surrounding the resources or private sectors. Likewise, there countries in which natural resources are managed jointly by government, private sectors, and communities surrounding the resources.

For many countries in the Pacific Rim, implementation of decentralization and natural resource management policies are among the key policies in achieving regional development. Consequently, it can be seen that some countries have been successfully developed their regions equally, but some other countries have not been able to do that. In later cases, only few regions have been well-developed, while others are still underdeveloped. Therefore, it would be very useful to understand why a certain implementation of decentralization and natural resources management policies have been success in boosting the regional development equally in some countries, and why they are not in other countries.

This conference is meant to be a media where scientists, policy-makers, and practitioners can exchange ideas and learn from each other on how to implement decentralization policies and managing natural resources in their regions.

Objective

The conference is a media for scientists, practitioners, and policy-makers to discuss theoretical and practical findings on implementation of decentralization and natural resources management policies in various regions in the Pacific Rim. In the conference, it is hoped that the scientists and policy-makers can create better policies in decentralization and better techniques in managing natural resources in their areas.

Participants will exchange experiences and also build strong networks for future research, policy discussion, and practical collaboration.

Theme and Topics

Decentralization, Natural Resource, and Regional Development in the Pacific Rim

Expected Participants

• Government officers from various countries in the Pacific Rim
• Members of Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization (PRSCO)
• Members of Regional Science Association International (RSAI)
• Members of Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA)
• People from Non-government organizations
• Private sectors
• Staffs of International donors and institutes, such as USAID, AUSAID, JICA, and DFID.

Main Agenda | Parallel Sessions

Main Agenda

Parallel Session

Name of presenter(s) is underlined

This Institute/conference is jointly organized by:

• Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA)
• Graduate Program in Economics, Faculty of Economics-University of Indonesia
• Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization (PRSCO)

Advisory Committee:

• Prof. Dr. Bambang Bintoro S.
• Prof. Dr. Iwan Jaya Azis
• Prof. Dr. Yoshiro Higano

Organizing committee:

• Dr. Armida S. Alisjahbana
• Dr. Bambang P.S. Brodjonegoro
• Dr. Budy P. Resosudarmo
• Dr. Luky Eko Wuryanto

Coordinator in-charge:

• Santi B. Handayani, SE

Secretary:

• Setiawati Shinta, SS