Causes of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon / Sergio Margulis
- Bib ID:
- 3101162
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Margulis, Sérgio
- Description:
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- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2003
- xxiii, 77 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0821356917
- Series:
- World Bank working paper, 1726-5878 ; no. 22.
- Summary:
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"This report suggests that, in contrast to the 1970s and 1980s when occupation of Brazilian Amazonia was largely induced by government policies and subsidies, recent deforestation in significant parts of the region is basically caused by medium- and large-scale cattle ranching. Following a private rationale, the dynamics of the occupation process gradually became autonomous. Among the causes of the transformation are technological and managerial changes and the adaptation of cattle ranching to the geo-ecological conditions of eastern Amazonia which allowed for productivity gains and cost reductions. The fact that cattle ranching is viable from the private perspective does not mean that the activity is socially desirable nor environmentally sustainable. Private gains need to be contrasted with the environmental (social) costs associated with cattle ranching and deforestation.
It also is legitimate to argue that the private benefits from large-scale cattle ranching are largely exclusive, having contributed little to alleviate social and economic inequalities. However, decreases in the price of beef in national markets and increases in exports caused by the expansion of cattle ranching in Eastern Amazonia may imply social benefits that go beyond sectoral and regional boundaries."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Motivation for the Study
- 2. Deforestation and Land Use in Amazonia: Evidence of Large Scale Cattle Ranching
- 3. Different Frontiers and Their Economic and Social Dynamics: Determinants of Amazon Occupation
- 4. The Microeconomics of Beef Cattle Ranching in Amazonia
- 5. Social Costs and Benefits of Deforestation
- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations
- Annex: Socioeconomic Development in Brazilian Amazonia.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75).
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- World Bank
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