附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-230) and index.
The Economics of Deforestation in the Amazon; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Deforestation and its myths; 2. Occupation, changing migration dynamics, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon; 3. The political economy of frontier expansion and deforestation in the Amazon; 4. Deforestation and the rules of land allocation; 5. The turnover hypothesis of Amazon deforestation: conceptual framework; 6. Colonization projects: field work; 7. Turnover on farming plots; 8. Deforestation and land re-concentration in the Amazon frontier; 9. Dispelling other myths about the Amazon.
10. Policy implications and recommendationsReferences; Index.
摘要:This provocative new book presents the results of twenty years of research on deforestation in the Amazon. By carefully observing the changing character of human settlements and their association with deforestation over such a prolonged period, the author is able to reject much of the 'perceived wisdom'.
