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- Forest and Labor in Madagascar: From Colonial Concession to Global Biosphere
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Indiana University Press
summary
Protecting the unique plants and animals that live on Madagascar while fueling economic growth has been a priority for the Malagasy state, international donors, and conservation NGOs since the late 1980s. Forest and Labor in Madagascar shows how poor rural workers who must make a living from the forest balance their needs with the desire of the state to earn foreign revenue from ecotourism and forest-based enterprises. Genese Marie Sodikoff examines how the appreciation and protection of Madagascar's biodiversity depend on manual labor. She exposes the moral dilemmas workers face as both conservation representatives and peasant farmers by pointing to the hidden costs of ecological conservation.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xviii
- A Word on the Orthography and Pronunciation
- pp. xix-xxii
- 1. Geographies of Borrowed Time
- pp. 1-27
- Epilogue: Workers of the Vanishing World
- pp. 182-190
- Glossary of Malagasy Words
- pp. 191-194
- Bibliography
- pp. 203-238
- Index, About the Author
- pp. 239-247
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253005847
Related ISBN(s)
9780253003096, 9780253005779
MARC Record
OCLC
857953809
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2012-08-07
Language
English
Open Access
No