The Causes of Tropical Deforestation (1994) is an analysis of the problem of deforestation, using statistical technique – a form of ‘environ-metrics’ – to discover the true causes of an issue whose basis is hotly debated, and attributed to causes as varied as poverty, external debt, multinational logging companies, government corruption, the IMF, population growth, and non-sustainable agriculture.
| ISBN: | 9781032549354 |
| Publication date: | 17th July 2023 |
| Author: | Katrina Brown |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 354 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Revivals |
| Genres: |
Economics of industrial organization Agribusiness and primary industries Deforestation Econometrics and economic statistics International economics Development economics and emerging economies Biodiversity Environmental economics |