Government and the economy on the Amazon frontier (English)

This report illuminates the special characteristics of the overall political-economic context confronting governments on the Amazon frontier as the current pattern of development often results in violent conflict and wasteful environmental damage. The main messages of the report are: 1) settlers in the Amazon do appear to be improving their standard of living compared to people with same education and skills outside the Amazon; 2) transience and farm...

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Schneider,Robert R.;
Document Date
1995/08/31
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
14987
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America, Brazil, Caribbean,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Doc Name
Government and the economy on the Amazon frontier
Keywords
Agricultural Research and Extension

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Schneider,Robert R..

Government and the economy on the Amazon frontier (English). World Bank environment paper ; no. 11 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/854241468743732359

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