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Book SynopsisThis provocative book documents how national and global politics intersected to bring about changes in Brazil''s environmental preservation laws. Luiz Barbosa argues that global forces coupled with two decades of military rule in Brazil led to policies that promoted deforestation for the sake of development, ultimately having devastating consequences for AmazTnia''s ecosystem and its native populations. By the mid-1980s, changes in global ecopolitics and the onset of democracy in Brazil paved the way for new environmental preservation laws. Barbosa''s study is unique in showing the impact of global processes on third-world environmental degradation and in its claim that democracy can facilitate preservation. The latter point is further emphasized in a comparative chapter in which Barbosa demonstrates the importance of democracy for environmental preservation in Costa Rica, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Sociologists and anthropologists interested in issues surrounding economic development as well as environmental activists will find much to their liking in this work.
Trade Review. . . it will be useful to students and others who want a quick overview of Amazônia and the forces that mould current policy debates. * Latin American Studies *
. . . it will be useful to students and others who want a quick overview of Amazônia and the forces that mould current policy debates. * Latin American Studies *
Table of Contentschapter 1 Introduction chapter 2 Historical Links: Amazônia Before the Mid-1980's chapter 3 From Ranches to Pyramids: The Changing Nature of Projects in Amazônia chapter 4 Changes in Global Ecopolitics chapter 5 From Environmental Imperialism to Neo-Liberalism chapter 6 The People of the Forest Against International Capitalism chapter 7 Comparisons With Costa Rica, Malaysia, and Indonesia chapter 8 Bibliography chapter 9 Index
