The Political Economy of Southeast Asia’s Extractive Industries: Governance, Power Struggles and Development Outcomes

Abstract

Building on insights from the Murdoch School, this chapter provides an analysis of the political economy of extractive industries in Southeast Asia, emphasising how multi-scalar politics have shaped specific modes of governance in the sector, and in turn, regional development outcomes. It provides an overview of the region’s extractive industries’ production, exploring how domestic and international power struggles have influenced modes of governance in the sector and the socio-environmental ramifications of this. It also analyses the emerging contestation of the neoliberal norms forged by pro-extractive industry interests.