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dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorTacconi, Luca
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:16:57Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:16:57Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2011-11-08T08:01:33Z
dc.identifier.issn09644016
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09644016.2011.538171
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/41436
dc.description.abstractThere is renewed interest in identifying the causes of deforestation because it contributes about 17% of the annual emissions of greenhouse gases. Despite considerable efforts, universal causes of tropical deforestation remain elusive. The existing models of tropical deforestation are assessed, and the problems involved in approaching the issue through the lens of governance reforms are examined. Although corruption continues to thrive, global and local economic incentives remain powerful motivating forces for deforestation. Because of the variation in regional and country causes, it may not be possible to derive a more unified theory, and general models of deforestation will continue to lack predictive value. Policies that demand reform in developing countries with high rates of deforestation will be ineffective unless they address the power, incentives and culture of local political elites.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom115
dc.relation.ispartofpageto132
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEnvironmental Politics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume20
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchComparative Government and Politics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Politics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Science and Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolicy and Administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolitical Science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160603
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160605
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0502
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1605
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1606
dc.titleThe political economy of tropical deforestation: assessing models and motives
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of International Business and Asian Studies
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMcCarthy, Stephen N.


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