The mismeasure of nature: the political ecology of economic valuation of Tiger Reserves in India

The Indian state has conserved tigers by establishing reserves that are governed as a form of fortress conservation. Residence and local uses in these tiger reserves are often criminalized. It is in this context that we critique recent neoliberal attempts to estimate the economic value of ecosystem...

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Main Authors: Ajit Menon, Nitin D Rai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Arizona Libraries 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Political Ecology
Online Access:https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/JPE/article/view/23194