Reinforcing path marginalization: revealing the unaccounted labor organization at a mining frontier in Indonesia

Diana Vela Almeida; Asbjørn Karlsen

doi:10.1093/cjres/rsad018

Reinforcing path marginalization: revealing the unaccounted labor organization at a mining frontier in Indonesia

Diana Vela Almeida^*
, Asbjørn Karlsen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

How could we conceptualize path development taking place in regions dominated by extracting industries and subsistence economies? The article expands existing Evolutionary Economic Geography theory by focussing on extractive economies in a peripheral region that has, thus far, barely been covered. It challenges existing conceptualizations by highlighting a tin producing island in Indonesia. The article introduces the concept of path marginalization and its reinforcing mechanisms that explain the dynamics between large and artisanal mining activities. It examines how the mining path is reproduced by the interaction between multiple forms of labour organization that are normally unaccounted for.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	481-494
Number of pages	14
Journal	Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsad018
Publication status	Published - Jul 2023

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This paper is based on research undertaken as part of the ‘Environmental Policy Instruments across Commodity Chains - Comparing multi-level governance for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Action in Brazil, Colombia, and Indonesia’ project and the ‘Citizens Participation in Resource Governance and Sustainable Transition’ project. The support of the Norwegian Research Council (321659) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Aid and International Cooperation (QZA-21/0159) are gratefully acknowledged. We are greatly indebted to the work and assistance of Eko and Oki during fieldwork and to all participants, individuals and organizations who provided valuable information in Belitung. The authors acknowledge with gratitude the expertise, insight and support of Ståle Angen Rye and Martin C. Lukas at NTNU, Nanang Indra Kurniawan, Muhammad Djindan and Tadzkia Nurshafira at Universitas Gadjah Mada; and Ibrahim Ibrahim and Sandy Pratama at Universitas Bangka Belitung. In addition, we wish to acknowledge the editors of the Special Issue for their constructive comments. Acknowledging the above implies no responsibility for the content of the paper, which are those of the authors alone.

Funders	Funder number
Norwegian Agency for Development Aid and International Cooperation	QZA-21/0159
Norges Forskningsråd	321659

Keywords

Indonesia
mining industry
path marginalizing
reinforcing mechanisms
reproductive labour
subsistence economies

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