Title

Palm Oil Wealth and Rumour Panics in West Kalimantan

Summary

The paper studies the palm oil cultivation boom in Indonesia, specifically within the West
Kalimantan province, and how rumors that spread among villagers led to violent attacks on farmers. It analyzes the change from a socioeconomic perspective and helps understand the reasons behind the situation.

َAuthor

Semedi, Pujo

Year

2014

َThematic Area

Community and Rural Development

Topic

Rural Poverty and Rumors

Country

Antigua and Barbuda

Region

Asia

Misinformation Combatting

Misinformation Impact

Place Published

OSLO

APA 7th End Text Citation

Semedi, P. (2014). Palm Oil Wealth and Rumour Panics in West Kalimantan. Forum for Development Studies, 41(2), 233–252. https://doi.org/10.1080/08039410.2014.901240