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Indians, markets, and rainforests : theory, methods, analysis / Ricardo A. Godoy.
Penn Museum Library F1434.2.S62 G63 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Godoy, Ricardo A., 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of Central America--Social conditions.
- Indians of Central America.
- Indians of South America--Social conditions.
- Indians of South America.
- Rain forests--Economic aspects--Latin America.
- Rain forests.
- Rain forests--Economic aspects.
- Deforestation--Economic aspects.
- Deforestation.
- Human ecology.
- Government policy.
- Rain forest ecology.
- Latin America.
- Rain forest ecology--Latin America.
- Human ecology--Government policy--Latin America.
- Deforestation--Economic aspects--Latin America.
- Economic development--Latin America.
- Economic development.
- Social change--Latin America.
- Social change.
- Latin America--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Latin America--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 256 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Indians, markets, & rainforests
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- Does participation in a market economy help or hurt indigenous peoples and how does it affect the conservation of tropical rainforest flora and fauna? To answer this question, Godoy investigates five lowland Amerindian societies of tropical Latin America -all of which are experiencing deep changes as they modernize. He considers health, conservation of flora and fauna, leisure, folk knowledge, reciprocity, and private time preference. He concludes that, contrary to considerable anthropological theory, the effect of markets on the quality of life and the rainforest are often unclear or benign.
- Contents:
- Part I The Question, the Research Design, and the People 1
- Chapter 1 The Question and Its Significance 3
- Clearing the Underbrush 9
- Chapter 2 Comparing Approaches 15
- The Approach of Development Economists 16
- The Approach of Political Economists 20
- The Anthropological Approach 23
- The Model of Gross and Colleagues 24
- A Ricardian Model of Trade 29
- Chapter 3 Research Design 33
- Definitions, Causality, and Functional Form 33
- Rationale for the Choice of Cultures 36
- Methods Used to Collect Information 37
- Sumu-Mayagna (Nicaragua) and Tawahka (Honduras) 38
- Mojeno and Yuracare (Bolivia) 42
- Tsimane (Bolivia) 43
- Chiquitano (Bolivia) 43
- Quality of Information 44
- Sampling 45
- Chapter 4 Ethnographic Sketches 49
- Tawahka 52
- Tsimane 57
- Mojeno and Yuracare 58
- Chiquitano 60
- Similarities and Differences 62
- Part II The Findings 67
- Chapter 5 Forest Clearance: Income, Technology, and Private Time Preference 69
- Rationale for the Choice of Indigenous People and of Old-Growth Forest to Study Deforestation 70
- The Model 71
- Hypotheses 74
- Previous Studies 74
- Variables 76
- Results 80
- Hypotheses 1-3 Forest Clearance and Income 80
- Hypothesis 4 Forest Clearance and Crop Yields 83
- Hypothesis 5 Forest Clearance and Private Time Preference 84
- Sensitivity Analysis and Controlling for Reverse Causality 85
- Chapter 6 Game Consumption, Income, and Prices: Empirical Estimates and Implications for Conservation 87
- The Role of Income and Prices in Game Consumption: Implications for Conservation 89
- Goals, Variables, and Econometric Models 91
- Results 92
- Comparing Availability of Game in Rich and Poor Communities 95
- Chapter 7 Chayanov and Netting: When Does Demography Matter? 99
- When Does Demography Matter? 101
- Goals and Econometric Approach 102
- Results 105
- Does Demography Matter After Controlling for Distance from Village to Town? 105
- Comparison of Autarkic and Non-Autarkic Households: Pooled Sample 108
- Comparison of Autarkic and Non-Autarkic Households: Results by Ethnic Group 110
- Chapter 8 Chayanov and Sahlins on Work and Leisure 115
- Cross-Cultural Evidence and Theory 117
- Goals 118
- Econometric Approach 119
- Potential Endogeneity and Fixed Effects 121
- Results 122
- Chapter 9 Human Health: Does It Worsen with Markets? 127
- The Three Positions in the Debate 128
- Reasons for Divergent Views 130
- Hypotheses 133
- Definition and Measurement of Variables 135
- Econometric Models, Endogeneity, and Comparing Different Metrics 140
- The Limits of Bivariate Analysis: A Detour and Example 142
- Results of Multivariate Analysis 144
- The Debate 149
- Chapter 10 Mishaps, Savings, and Reciprocity 151
- Definition, Measurement, and Estimation 153
- The Approach of Evolutionary Ecologists 155
- A New Approach to Reciprocity 156
- A Reduced-Form, Unrestricted Model of Savings 158
- Ethnographic Context of Misfortunes and Coping Mechanisms 159
- Savings in Domesticated Animals and Misfortunes 163
- Definition and Measurement of Variables 164
- Results 166
- Markets and Reciprocity 166
- Saving Out of Transitory or Permanent Income 169
- Chapter 11 Trade and Cognition: On the Growth and Loss of Knowledge / Nicholas Brokaw, David Wilkie, Daniel Colon, Adam Palermo, Suzanne Lye, Stanley Wei 173
- A Ricardian Trade Model and the Loss of Knowledge 174
- Econometric Model 175
- Methods 176
- Test of Knowledge 176
- Household Socioeconomic and Demographic Surveys 178
- The Variables: Definition and Measurement 178
- Specialization 183
- Chapter 12 Time Preference, Markets, and the Evolution of Social Inequality 185
- Delay of Gratification Among the Tsimane 186
- The Determinants of Time Preferences: Tsimane and Western Views 188
- Methods and Variables 190
- The Measurement of Time Preference and The Rationale for Using Food 191
- Information and Econometric Model 192
- Results 193
- A Hypothesis About Time Preference and Occupational Choice 194
- Part III What We Have Learned 199
- Contribution to Anthropological Theory 203
- Contribution to Anthropological Methods 205
- Knowledge and Public Policy 206.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-240) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231117841
- 023111785X
- OCLC:
- 45008658
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