Following Rubber, Questioning Developer

The Southeast Asian plantation industry has consistently been a primary source of global rubber supply since the 19th century. In comparison to other major rubber producers, Indonesia has the lowest productivity. This project seeks to investigate political, economic, socio-cultural, and environmental factors that affect the lagging productivity of the Indonesian rubber producing communities. Employing a historical sociology lens to analyze a set of archival and ethnographic data, this study also questions the path of agricultural development in Indonesia.