Bibliograph

The Brazilian Amazon rainforest, global ecopolitics, development, and democracy, Luiz C. Barbosa

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The Brazilian Amazon rainforest, global ecopolitics, development, and democracy, Luiz C. Barbosa

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Brazilian Amazon rainforest

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

42310201

Responsibility statement

Luiz C. Barbosa

Sub title

global ecopolitics, development, and democracy

Summary

Barbosa provides a global, world-systemic analysis of the problem of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. He shows how changes in global ecopolitics demanding sustainable development, coupled with the onset of democracy in Brazil, substantially altered the battle over the future of Amazonia. He describes deforestation in the region in the context of an expanding frontier of global capitalism, and compares Amazon experiences with those of Costa Rica, Malaysia, and Indonesia

Table Of Contents

Historical links : Amazonia before the mid-1980's -- From ranches to pyramids : the changing nature of projects in Amazonia -- Changes in global ecopolitics -- From environmental imperialism to neo-liberalism -- The people of the forest against international capitalism -- Comparisons with Costa Rica, Malaysia, and Indonesia

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