1st Edition
Sustainability and Degradation in Less Developed Countries Immolating the Future?
By Sarah Lumley
Copyright 2002
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2002. The concept of sustainable development has increasingly gained currency as a policy determination tool, yet its interpretation and application is widely contested, especially with respect to the role of economics in the facilitation of environmentally and socially sustainable outcomes. Sarah Lumley assesses some of the fundamental assumptions of mainstream... Read more
List of Figures and Plates, List of Tables, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations and Acronyms, 1. Sustainable Development and Land Degradation, 2. A Brief Social and Economic History of the Philippines, 3. The Philippines and Leyte, 4. The Socio-Economic Survey, 5. Interest and Discounting, 6. Preliminary Data Analysis, 7. Observed Interest Rates and Perceived Discount Rates among Upland Farmers, 8. Implications of the Results for Theory and Policy, 9. Quo Vadis? Summary and Conclusions, Bibliography, Appendix: Questions fo r the Perceived Discount Rate Survey, Index
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Lumley, Sarah
