The Tropical Timber Trade Regime (International Political Economy)
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Book Description
This book explains why international negotiations have not produced a sustainable solution to tropical rainforest degradation. Using an innovative, critical approach to international regimes, the author analyzes the structure and operation of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). He shows how the timber industry and producing- and consuming-country governments created a blocking alliance that favored developmentalist interests and ideas. The ITTO bolstered this alliance by permitting environmentalists merely to voice, but not negotiate, their concerns.
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The world's tropical rainforests are disappearing rapidly and governments are powerless to stop it. The reason lies in the role the tropical timber trade plays in tropical rainforest degradation. The author argues that the timber industry plays a key role in structuring social relations in developing and developed countries, providing the ideological justification for overcutting and the wherewithal to carry it out.
The Tropical Timber Trade Regime (International Political Economy)
The Tropical Timber Trade Regime (International Political Economy),Fred P. Gale,Palgrave Macmillan,0312213174,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,Deforestation,Economics - General,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Forest management,Industries - General,International - General,Management,Rain Forests,Tropics,Conservation of the environment,Industry & Industrial Studies,Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
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