| Oil Wealth and the Fate of the Forest: A Comparative Study of Eight Tropical Countries Contributor(s): Wunder, Sven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415278678 ISBN-13: 9780415278676 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Oil-related activities damage tropical rainforests, but this is just one side of a complicated story. This book, a study of oil producing countries, looks at the linkages between macroeconomic trends and how policies affect the environment. In a balanced and comprehensive review, Sven Wunder, shows that oil revenues can indirectly come to protect tropical rainforests using case studies based on eight countries including Cameroon, Ecuador, Gabon, Papua New Guinea and Venezuela. This topical, accessible and readable book has immediate and direct implications for policy formulation that help decide what can be done to diminish deforestation without jeopardizing economic growth. This book needs to be read not only by students and academics involved in environmental economics, but also by all those involved in policymaking. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Resources - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 333.750 |
| LCCN: 2002038170 |
| Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.32" W x 9.5" (1.95 lbs) 454 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reduction in the size of the world's remaining rainforests is an issue of huge importance for all societies. This new book - an analysis of the impact of oil wealth on tropical deforestation in South America, Africa and Asia - takes a much more analytical approach than the usual fare of environmental studies. The focus on economies as a whole leads to a more balanced view than those that are often put forward and therefore, vitally, a view that is more valid. Of use to those who study environmental issues and economics, this book is potentially an indispensable tool for policy-makers the world over. |