The international regulation of extinction / Timothy M. Swanson.
The international regulation of extinction / Timothy M. Swanson.
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Washington Square, N.Y. : New York University Press, 1994.
Date
1994.
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N333.9511/3
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 289 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Global Biodiversity: Some Background and a Preview -- 3. The Economics of Extinction Revisited and Revised -- 4. The Global Conversion Process -- 5. The Commons and the State: Regulating Overexploitation -- 6. The Global Biodiversity Problem -- 7. International Intervention in...
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Washington Square, N.Y. : New York University Press, 1994.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
Yet, while biological diversity is responsible for a host of global benefits, it confers few tangible gains upon individual nations comparable to the immediate advantages of exploiting these same natural resources. The same economic rationale that drives farmers to grow coca leaf instead of grain compels countries to exploit natural resources rathe...
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The international regulation of extinction / Timothy M. Swanson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-276) and index.
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N333.9511/3
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0814779921 :
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333.9511
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991022094089702626
