Capitalism and conservation / [edited by] Daniel Brockington, Rosaleen Duffy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brockington, Dan.

Duffy, Rosaleen.

Series:

Antipode book series.

Antipode book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics.

Conservation of natural resources--Economic aspects.

Conservation of natural resources.

Consumption (Economics).

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 capitalismReveals the increase in intensity and variety of forms of capitalist conservation throughout the world

Contents:

Capitalism and Conservation; Contents; Introduction: Capitalism and Conservation: The Production and Reproduction of Biodiversity Conservation; 1 A Spectacular Eco-Tour around the Historic Bloc: Theorising the Convergence of Biodiversity Conservation and Capitalist Expansion; 2 The Devil is in the (Bio)diversity: Private Sector "Engagement" and the Restructuring of Biodiversity Conservation; 3 The Conservationist Mode of Production and Conservation NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa; 4 Shifting Environmental Governance in a Neoliberal World: US AID for Conservation

5 Disconnected Nature: The Scaling Up of African Wildlife Foundation and its Impacts on Biodiversity Conservation and Local Livelihoods6 The Rich, the Powerful and the Endangered: Conservation Elites, Networks and the Dominican Republic; 7 Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa; 8 Protecting the Environment the Natural Way: Ethical Consumption and Commodity Fetishism; 9 Making the Market: Specialty Coffee, Generational Pitches, and Papua New Guinea

10 Cashing in on Cetourism: A Critical Ecological Engagement with Dominant E-NGO Discourses on Whaling, Cetacean Conservation, and Whale Watching11 Neoliberalising Nature? Elephant-Back Tourism in Thailand and Botswana; 12 The Receiving End of Reform: Everyday Responses to Neoliberalisation in Southeastern Mexico; Index

Notes:

Originally published as Volume 42, issue 3 of Antipode.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-30053-2

9786613300539

1-4443-9144-5

1-4443-9143-7

OCLC:

757395569