| The Subsidy from Nature: Palm Forests, Peasantry, and the Development of Amazon Frontier Contributor(s): Anderson, Anthony (Author), May, Peter (Author), Balick, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231072228 ISBN-13: 9780231072229 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.173 |
| LCCN: 91014347 |
| Series: Biology and Resource Management |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 7.29" W x 10.33" (1.77 lbs) 233 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Examines the regeneration of babassu palm trees on deforested land in Amazonian Brazil, how it is being used by the rural populations, and how development policies are undermining this gift. Concludes by critiquing the conventional model of ecology and proposing a new one. Annotation copyright Book |