Africa, tropical timber, turfs and trade : geographic perspectives on Ghana's timber industry and development /

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This book examines development issues, particularly spatial integration, in Sub-Saharan Africa regarding its tropical timber trade, and the related formal-informal operational turf creation, control and dynamics. Focusing primarily on Ghana, it examines the scramble to control the timber trade by va...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Owusu, J. Henry (John Henry), 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham [Md.] : Lexington Books, 2012.
Temas:
Timber > Economic aspects > Ghana.
Lumber trade > Ghana.
Neoliberalism > Ghana.
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) > Ghana.
Bois d'œuvre > Aspect économique > Ghāna.
Bois > Commerce > Ghāna.
Néo-libéralisme > Ghāna.
Ajustement structurel (Économie) > Ghāna.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
Lumber trade.
Neoliberalism.
Structural adjustment (Economic policy)
Timber > Economic aspects.
Ghana > Economic policy.
Ghana > Economic conditions.
Ghāna > Conditions économiques.
Ghana.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Africa, turfs and trade : theoretical and historical framework
  • Turf establishment and the development process : structural foundations of Ghana's timber industry
  • Independence, instability and contested turfs : structural changes in the timber industry
  • Turf reclamation strategies : neo-liberalism and the timber industry
  • Turf recapture and consolidation for the timber trade : Ghana's economic recovery program
  • Structural adjustment, the timber trade and turf degradation : political convenience and desperate deforestation
  • Turf dynamics and conflicts, the timber trade and spatial integration
  • Debt, dependence, turf control and Ghana's economy
  • Conclusions and lessons for twenty-first century Africa.

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