{"product_id":"9781842774663","title":"Deforesting Malaysia The Political Economy and Social Ecology of Agricultural Expansion and Commercial Logging","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDeforesting Malaysia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Political Economy and Social Ecology of Agricultural Expansion and Commercial Logging\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJomo KS | Chang Y T | Khoo K J\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Asia \/ South \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeforesting Malaysia: The Political Economy and Social Ecology of Agricultural Expansion and Commercial Logging critically examines the major economic, political and social forces responsible for deforestation in Malaysia.\u003cbr\u003eIt carefully distinguishes among the three major regions of the country, namely Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, not only in recognition of the ecological variation of equatorial Malaysia, but also of the different economic, political and social dynamics involved.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally commissioned by UNRISD, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, this volume primarily considers the role of agricultural expansion in deforestation.\u003cbr\u003eIn recent decades after independence, however, commercial logging has greatly increased in significance, exacerbated by the complex dynamics of Malaysian federal-state fiscal relations, 'money politics', 'cronyism' and international demand for tropical timber.\u003cbr\u003eA large team of contributors to the research that went into the volume supported the principal authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eJomo K. S. is Professor in the Applied Economics Department, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChang and Khoo are experienced Malaysian researchers,while the other contributors to the volume are all based in Malaysia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZed Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781842774663\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369011183756,"sku":"9781842774663","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b99cf0af-5e02-40d6-8062-3576a0588c70.jpg?v=1783877591","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781842774663","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}