KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
Li and Semedi theorize “corporate occupation” to underscore how massive forms of capitalist production and control over the palm oil industry replicate colonial-style relations that undermine citizenship. In so doing, they question the assumption that corporations are necessary for rural development, contending that the dominance of plantations stems from a political system that privileges corporations.
Read the introduction of the book.
Authors: Tania Murray Li (University of Toronto) and Pujo Semedi (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Chair: Tina Harris (University of Amsterdam)
Discussant: Ward Berenschot (KITLV/University of Amsterdam)
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