Debt, Structural Adjustment and Deforestation: A Cross-National Study

We present cross-national models that examine the determinants of deforestation from 1990 to 2005 for a sample of sixty-two poor nations. We test dependency theory hypotheses that both debt and structural adjustment affect forests. We find substantial support for this theoretical perspective. The re...

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Main Authors: John M. Shandra, Eran Shor, Gary and Bruce Maynard and London
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of World-Systems Research
Online Access:http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/345
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description We present cross-national models that examine the determinants of deforestation from 1990 to 2005 for a sample of sixty-two poor nations. We test dependency theory hypotheses that both debt and structural adjustment affect forests. We find substantial support for this theoretical perspective. The results indicate that both factors increase deforestation. We also find support for world polity theory that international non-governmental organization density decreases deforestation. We conclude with a brief discussion of the findings, policy implications, and possible directions for future research.
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spelling doaj.art-2a6842c9f6ac4423860b18aadd7664282022-12-22T03:35:29ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of World-Systems Research1076-156X2015-08-0114112110.5195/jwsr.2008.345339Debt, Structural Adjustment and Deforestation: A Cross-National StudyJohn M. Shandra0Eran Shor1Gary and Bruce Maynard and London2SUNY, Stony BrookSUNY, Stony BrookSUNY, Stony Brook and Clark UniversityWe present cross-national models that examine the determinants of deforestation from 1990 to 2005 for a sample of sixty-two poor nations. We test dependency theory hypotheses that both debt and structural adjustment affect forests. We find substantial support for this theoretical perspective. The results indicate that both factors increase deforestation. We also find support for world polity theory that international non-governmental organization density decreases deforestation. We conclude with a brief discussion of the findings, policy implications, and possible directions for future research.http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/345
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Debt, Structural Adjustment and Deforestation: A Cross-National Study
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title Debt, Structural Adjustment and Deforestation: A Cross-National Study
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title_fullStr Debt, Structural Adjustment and Deforestation: A Cross-National Study
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title_short Debt, Structural Adjustment and Deforestation: A Cross-National Study
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