皇冠体育app paradox of poverty in rich ecosystems: impoverishment and development in the amazon of Brazil and Bolivia

This study examines synergistically connected processes that form the persistent poverty-making geography of the Amazon region

Abstract

皇冠体育app article offers an examination of poverty and development in the Amazon, moving beyond the conventional view which places the blame on infrastructure deficiencies, economic isolation or institutional failures. It examines synergistically connected processes that form the persistent poverty-making geography of the Amazon region. 皇冠体育app discussion is based on qualitative research conducted in two emblematic areas in Bolivia (Pando) and Brazil (Par谩).

This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

Ioris, A., 皇冠体育app paradox of poverty in rich ecosystems: impoverishment and development in the amazon of Brazil and Bolivia, 皇冠体育app Geographical Journal, 2015

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Published 22 April 2018