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At Loggerheads?: Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction, and Environment in the Tropical Forests (Policy Research Reports)
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Paperback. Seeks to describe ways to reconcile pressures for agricultural expansion in the tropics with the urgent needs for both forest conservation and poverty alleviation. This book looks at how policies - modulated by local conditions - act simultaneously on deforestation and poverty, creating tradeoffs or complementarities, depending on the situation. Series: World Bank Policy Research Reports. Num Pages: 304 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNPD; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 194 x 14. Weight in Grams: 658.
Despite the vast number of books and reports on tropical deforestation, there's confusion about the causes of forest loss and forest poverty, and the effectiveness of policy responses. This book seeks to describe ways to reconcile pressures for agricultural expansion in the tropics with the urgent needs for both forest conservation and poverty alleviation. It diagnoses the causes and impacts of forest loss and the reasons for the association of forests with poverty. It looks at how policies - modulated by local conditions - act simultaneously on deforestation and poverty, creating tradeoffs or complementarities, depending on the situation. The report ... Read more
Despite the vast number of books and reports on tropical deforestation, there's confusion about the causes of forest loss and forest poverty, and the effectiveness of policy responses. This book seeks to describe ways to reconcile pressures for agricultural expansion in the tropics with the urgent needs for both forest conservation and poverty alleviation. It diagnoses the causes and impacts of forest loss and the reasons for the association of forests with poverty. It looks at how policies - modulated by local conditions - act simultaneously on deforestation and poverty, creating tradeoffs or complementarities, depending on the situation. The report ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Condition
New
Series
World Bank Policy Research Reports
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780821367353
SKU
V9780821367353
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