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Free Download Capitalism and Conservation By Dan Brockington, Rosaleen Duffy (eds.)
2011 | 343 Pages | ISBN: 144433834X | PDF | 3 MB
Through a series of case studies from around the world, Capitalism and Conservation presents a critique of conservation's role as a central driver of global capitalism. Features innovative new research on case studies on the connections between capitalism and conservation drawn from all over the world Examines some of our most popular leisure pursuits and consumption habits to uncover the ways they drive and deepen global capitalism Reveals the increase in intensity and variety of forms of capitalist conservation throughout the world Content: Chapter 1 A Spectacular Eco?Tour around the Historic Bloc: Theorising the Convergence of Biodiversity Conservation and Capitalist Expansion (pages 17-43): Jim Igoe, Katja Neves and Dan BrockingtonChapter 2 The Devil is in the (Bio)diversity: Private Sector "Engagement" and the Restructuring of Biodiversity Conservation (pages 44-81): Kenneth Iain MacdonaldChapter 3 The Conservationist Mode of Production and Conservation NGOs in sub?Saharan Africa (pages 82-107): Dan Brockington and Katherine ScholfieldChapter 4 Shifting Environmental Governance in a Neoliberal World: US AID for Conservation (pages 108-134): Catherine CorsonChapter 5 Disconnected Nature: The Scaling Up of African Wildlife Foundation and its Impacts on Biodiversity Conservation and Local Livelihoods (pages 135-155): Hassanali T. SachedinaChapter 6 The Rich, the Powerful and the Endangered: Conservation Elites, Networks and the Dominican Republic (pages 156-178): George HolmesChapter 7 Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa (pages 179-202): Marja Spierenburg and Harry WelsChapter 8 Protecting the Environment the Natural Way: Ethical Consumption and Commodity Fetishism (pages 203-220): James G. CarrierChapter 9 Making the Market: Specialty Coffee, Generational Pitches, and Papua New Guinea (pages 221-250): Paige WestChapter 10 Cashing in on Cetourism: A Critical Ecological Engagement with Dominant E?NGO Discourses on Whaling, Cetacean Conservation, and Whale Watching (pages 251-273): Katja NevesChapter 11 Neoliberalising Nature? Elephant?Back Tourism in Thailand and Botswana (pages 274-298): Rosaleen Duffy and Lorraine MooreChapter 12 The Receiving End of Reform: Everyday Responses to Neoliberalisation in Southeastern Mexico (pages 299-331): Peter R. Wilshusen