A Political Economy Analysis Of The Southeast Asian Haze and Some Solutions

• Main Author: Chander, Parkash
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; Cybersecurity, Biosecurity and Nuclear Safety
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83744; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42814
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper studies the political economy of the Southeast Asian haze and discusses the obstacles that, unless overcome, could prevent a permanent and effective solution to this transboundary pollution problem, which originates in Indonesia. Following a cost-benefit analysis of the problem, the paper takes note of the weaknesses in Indonesia’s governance structure, which make it difficult to enforce national policies aimed at curbing the haze problem. It also puts forward a number of suggestions for strengthening the current policy regime for tackling the problem.