Rich forests, poor people : resource control and resistance in Java /

Millions of Javanese peasants live alongside state-controlled forest lands in one of the world's most densely populated agricultural regions. Because their legal access and customary rights to the forest have been severely limited, these peasants have been pushed toward illegal use of forest re...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Peluso, Nancy Lee
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992.
Subjects:
Forest policy > Indonesia > Java > History.
Forests and forestry > Social aspects > Indonesia > Java > History.
Deforestation > Indonesia > Java > History.
Social forestry programs > Indonesia > Java > History.
Peasants > Indonesia > Java > History.
Politique forestière > Indonésie > Java > Histoire.
Forêts > Aspect social > Indonésie > Java > Histoire.
Déboisement > Indonésie > Java > Histoire.
Foresterie sociale > Indonésie > Java > Histoire.
Paysannerie > Indonésie > Java > Histoire.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Deforestation
Forest policy
Forests and forestry > Social aspects
Peasants
Social forestry programs
Indonesia > Java
Forests > Management
Java (Indonesia)
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Millions of Javanese peasants live alongside state-controlled forest lands in one of the world's most densely populated agricultural regions. Because their legal access and customary rights to the forest have been severely limited, these peasants have been pushed toward illegal use of forest resources. 'Rich forests, poor people' untangles the complex of peasant and state politics that has developed in Java over three centuries.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 321 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-310) and index.
ISBN:9780520915534
0520915534
058513152X
9780585131528

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