The Fourth Circle: A Political Ecology of Sumatraas Rainforest Frontier

by John F. McCarthy

Book Overview

This book addresses the politics of environmental change in one of the richest areas of tropical rainforest in Indonesia. Based on field studies conducted in three agricultural communities in rural Aceh, this work considers a number of questions: How do customary (adat) village and state institutions work? What roles do they play in managing local resources? How have they evolved over time? Are villagers, state policies, or corrupt local...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804752125
• ISBN13: 9780804752121
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"