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Book SynopsisDrawing on the testimony of leaders and residents of three communities in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, this title explores grassroots assumptions, values, and practices of sustainable development and, in particular, the ways in which they overlap with or challenge international financial institutions' discourse of sustainability.
Table of ContentsContents List of Figures, Tables, and Maps List of Acronyms Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Contested Visions of Sustainability 2. Poverty and Forests: Development and (Dis)Empowerment in Central America 3. 'All The Land Belongs to the Foreigners': Ecotourism and Sustainability 4. 'Nature That Gives Them Life': Grassroots Sustainability on the Osa Peninsula 5. 'Right Behind Him Are the Campesinos with Axes': Developing the Estero Real 6. 'He Has Been Taught Not to Be Afraid': Grassroots Sustainability in Miraflores 7. 'Before, There Were Only Kuna': The Struggle for the Comarca 8. 'There Are No Poor People Here': Grassroots Sustainability in Ipeti 9. Bringing the Case Studies Together 10. Conclusion Appendix: Methods Notes Bibliography Index
