Vulnerable Places, Vulnerable People : Trade Liberalization, Rural Poverty and the Environment
Jonathan A. Cook
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Cheltenham : : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (236 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Trade liberalization, rural poverty and the environment; 2. Trade liberalization, rural poverty and the environment: a case study of the forest and salmon sectors in Chile; 3. The impacts of trade liberalization in Pingbian, China; 4. Shrimp exports, environmentand human well-being in the Sundarbans, West Bengal; 5. Trade liberalization, rural poverty and the environment: two studies of agricultural exports in Madagascar. - 6. Trade liberalization, rural poverty and the environment: a case study of sugarcane production in the Incomati River Basin in Mpumalanga, South Africa7. Expansion of shrimp farming in Ca Mau, Vietnam; 8. Lessons from the case studies: 1; 9. Lessons from the case studies: 2; 10. Beyond trade: economic transition in the globalization era and prospects for poverty and environment; Index. - Drawing on research from six countries around the developing world, this book presents the perspectives of researchers at both the world's largest development organization (The World Bank) and the world's largest conservation organization (World Wildlife Fund) on the debate over trade liberalization and its effects on poverty and the environment.
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| Emner | Developing countries -- Rural conditions.
Environmental economics. Environmental protection -- Developing countries. Free trade -- Environmental aspects. Vis mer... Free trade -- Social aspects.
Poverty -- Developing countries. Produce trade -- Developing countries. Rural poor -- Developing countries. Sustainable development. Business & Economics Commerce International Commerce Transportation Economics frihandel sosiale aspekter fattigdom rurale strøk miljøvern bærekraftig utvikling miljøøkonomi handelsliberalisering internasjonal handel |
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| ISBN | 9781848443433
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