ABSTRACT
Managing transnational resources means more than addressing the spatial division of resources in borderlands. It requires understanding the economic, political and even cultural elements of border zones as a social archetype that exists between modern territorial states, with a wide range of historical variations. Transnational resource management is also not only about natural resources and commodities. A key issue is the management of biomass and agricultural products in border zones of the world, which often involves the mobilization of people. This dual process of labour mobilization and commodification often contributes to government's efforts to territorialize border regions; however, the process naturally entails an encroachment of things and people in border regions that further complicates the situation.
