People, Plants, and Justice: The Politics of Nature Conservation

by Charles Zerner and Dina Nayeri

Book Overview

In an era of market triumphalism, this book probes the social and environmental consequences of market-linked nature conservation schemes. Rather than supporting a new anti-market orthodoxy, Charles Zerner and colleagues assert that there is no universal entity, "the market." Analysis and remedies must be based on broader considerations of history, culture, and geography in order to establish meaningful and lasting changes in policy and practice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231108117
• ISBN13: 9780231108119
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher