| Agricultural Expansion and Tropical Deforestation: International Trade, Poverty and Land Use Contributor(s): Barraclough, Solon L. (Author), Ghimire, Krishna B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1853836656 ISBN-13: 9781853836657 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: There is no clear-cut causal relationship between international trade, agricultural expansion and tropical deforestation. Academics, policy makers and the public are all tempted by simplistic solutions to complex problems.In order to establish the true causal factors involved in this critical area of environmental decline the authors of this study present case studies ranging over three continents. Using ample and detailed statistics the book shows that the focus on analysis of deforestation must be applied as much to the misguided policies of national and regional authorities as to the forces of trade and globalization. Further, a critical perspective on the historical context of human use of forest areas must be adopted, looking at such issues as systems of land tenure. The primary aim of the book is to highlight the need to seek solutions in far-reaching institutional and policy reforms if the problem of tropical deforestation is to be tackled effectively. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 333.75 |
| LCCN: 2002726747 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.09" W x 9.27" (0.50 lbs) 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is no clear-cut causal relationship between international trade, agricultural expansion and tropical deforestation. Academics, policy-makers and the public are all tempted by simplistic solutions to complex problems. In order to establish the true causal factors involved in this critical area of environmental decline, the authors of this study present case studies ranging over three continents. Utilizing statistics, it is shown that the focus of analysis of deforestation must be applied as much to the misguided policies of national and regional authorities as to the forces of trade and globalization. Further, it demonstrates that we must adopt a critical perspective on the historical context of human use of forest areas, looking at issues such as systems of land tenure. The primary aim of the book is to highlight the need to seek solutions in far-reaching institutional and policy reforms adapted to specific socio-economic and ecological contexts, if the problem of tropical deforestation is to be tackled effectively. |