Oil Wealth and the Fate of the Forest: A Comparative Study of Eight Tropical Countries

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Sven Wunder

Oil Wealth and the Fate of the Forest

A Comparative Study of Eight Tropical Countries

Sven Wunder

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English

Routledge
24 April 2003

Macroeconomics; Environmental economics; Petroleum & oil industries; Forests, rainforests; Deforestation

Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

Oil-related activities damage tropical rainforests, but this is just one side of a complicated story. This book, a study of oil producing countries, looks at the linkages between macroeconomic trends and how policies affect the

environment. In a balanced and comprehensive review, Sven Wunder, shows that oil revenues can indirectly come to protect tropical rainforests using case studies based on eight countries including Cameroon, Ecuador, Gabon, Papua New Guinea and Venezuela. This topical, accessible and readable book has immediate and direct implications for policy formulation that help decide what can be done to diminish deforestation without jeopardizing economic growth. This book needs to be read not only by students and academics involved in environmental economics, but also by all those involved in policymaking.

By: Sven Wunder
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v.2
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 884g
ISBN: 9780415278676
ISBN 10: 0415278678
Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics
Pages: 454
Publication Date: 24 April 2003
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sven Wunder is Scientist and Senior Economist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Indonesia.

Reviews for Oil Wealth and the Fate of the Forest: A Comparative Study of Eight Tropical Countries

'The importance of the author's conclusions cannot be understated as it gives a favourable impression of the extractive industries and challenges the environmental activists who automatically wage campaigns against them.' - Robert Arnott, The Journal of Energy Literature X. 1 2004 - The Journal of Energy Literature'Overall the book provides an in-depth insight into the economy of the countries analysed, and is a very topical and accessible book with numerous implications for policy formulation to decide what can be done to deminish deforestation without jeopardising economic growth.' - Robert Arnott, The Journal of Energy Literature X. 1 2004 - The Journal of Energy Literature