Elephants, Economics and Ivory Contributor(s): Barbier, Edward B. (Author), Burgess, Joanne C. (Author), Swanson, Timothy M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415847338 ISBN-13: 9780415847339 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Environmental Economics - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Nature | Ecology |
Dewey: 639.979 |
Series: Environmental and Resource Economics Set |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.56 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it. The losses to African economies have been catastrophic. Now there is an international ban on the trade and conservation is. the principal goal. This should be a matter for rejoicing, but nothing is quite so simple. Originally published in 19990 |