This paper is a qualitative case study of two land acquisition cases highlighting the empirical effect of legal reforms on land use policy over time in Indonesia. Under the Suharto regime, land acquisition in the public interest was often coercive, with the government determining one-sided...

This is a brief note on a research paper I am working on at present. Comments are welcome. Introduction. Land Acquisition for major economic projects has shot to national attention lately capturing media space and invading the language of informed discourse. Suddenly the votaries of a liberal...