Capitalism and Conservation

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Capitalism and Conservation

Editor(s): Dan Brockington, Rosaleen Duffy

Published Online: 20 SEP 2011 08:26AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781444338348

Online ISBN: 9781444391442

DOI: 10.1002/9781444391442

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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 capitalism
  • Reveals the increase in intensity and variety of forms of capitalist conservation throughout the world

Table of contents

    1. You have free access to this content
      Front Matter (pages i–vi)

    2. Introduction: Capitalism and Conservation: The Production and Reproduction of Biodiversity Conservation (pages 1–16)

      Dan Brockington and Rosaleen Duffy

    3. Chapter 1

      A Spectacular Eco-Tour around the Historic Bloc: Theorising the Convergence of Biodiversity Conservation and Capitalist Expansion (pages 17–43)

      Jim Igoe, Katja Neves and Dan Brockington

    4. Chapter 2

      The Devil is in the (Bio)diversity: Private Sector “Engagement” and the Restructuring of Biodiversity Conservation (pages 44–81)

      Kenneth Iain Macdonald

    5. Chapter 3

      The Conservationist Mode of Production and Conservation NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa (pages 82–107)

      Dan Brockington and Katherine Scholfield

    6. Chapter 4

      Shifting Environmental Governance in a Neoliberal World: US AID for Conservation (pages 108–134)

      Catherine Corson

    7. Chapter 5

      Disconnected Nature: The Scaling Up of African Wildlife Foundation and its Impacts on Biodiversity Conservation and Local Livelihoods (pages 135–155)

      Hassanali T. Sachedina

    8. Chapter 6

      The Rich, the Powerful and the Endangered: Conservation Elites, Networks and the Dominican Republic (pages 156–178)

      George Holmes

    9. Chapter 7

      Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa (pages 179–202)

      Marja Spierenburg and Harry Wels

    10. Chapter 8

      Protecting the Environment the Natural Way: Ethical Consumption and Commodity Fetishism (pages 203–220)

      James G. Carrier

    11. Chapter 9

      Making the Market: Specialty Coffee, Generational Pitches, and Papua New Guinea (pages 221–250)

      Paige West

    12. Chapter 10

      Cashing in on Cetourism: A Critical Ecological Engagement with Dominant E-NGO Discourses on Whaling, Cetacean Conservation, and Whale Watching (pages 251–273)

      Katja Neves

    13. Chapter 11

      Neoliberalising Nature? Elephant-Back Tourism in Thailand and Botswana (pages 274–298)

      Rosaleen Duffy and Lorraine Moore

    14. Chapter 12

      The Receiving End of Reform: Everyday Responses to Neoliberalisation in Southeastern Mexico (pages 299–331)

      Peter R. Wilshusen

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      Index (pages 332–337)

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