In his classical work title Political Order in Changing Society, Huntingington (1968) explained that in one side order involved political institutionalization, whereas in the other side the institutionalization needs a strong economic foundation. The economic crises that took place in the mid of 1960s and in 1997 have a bearing on the political order in Indonesia. As non-oil and gas commodities of export, forests with its relatively high market price had also been affected, particularly the institutionalization of its management. This article attempted to find the relation between political order and forest management in Indonesia.
