Actually, it was not the first one of fire hazards that caused severe smoke and haze pollution in the country, but the 1997 fires was indeed too severe. Booming in the agriculture sector due to the market adjustment of the economy encourage private sectors to invest more in the agriculture sector especially in plantation crops.
More appropriate policy is needed to be addressed to prevent other forest fires in the near future.
Key policy and stakeholders perceptions were learned from various government agencies and managers directly or indirectly involved in fire accident in order to come with more appropriate policy recommendations. The most common approach was to regulate with rules, and regulate with taxes and subsidies. The Interplay of Policy Components and Development Actors Table 1. Water Air X X Some Some C. Strip Mining X D. Road Congestion E. Common Property 1. Oil pools 2.