Capitalism and Conservation

by Brockington, Dan; Duffy, Rosaleen

• ISBN13: 9781444338348
• ISBN10: 144433834X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-26
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Through a series of case studies from around the world, Capitalism and Conservation presents a critique of conservation's role as a central driver of global capitalism. Features innovative new research on case studies on the connections between capitalism and conservation drawn from all over the world Examines some of our most popular leisure pursuits and consumption habits to uncover the ways they drive and deepen global capitalism Reveals the increase in intensity and variety of forms of capitalist conservation throughout the world

Author Biography

Dan Brockington is Senior Lecturer in the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Fortress Conservation (2002), Nature Unbound: Conservatlon, Capitalism and the Future of Protected Areas (with Rosaleen Duffy and Jim Igoe, 2008) and Celebrity and the Environment: Fame, Wealth and Power in Conservation (2009). Rosaleen Duffy is Professor of International Politics at Manchester University. She is author or co-author of several books, including Killing for Conservation (2000), A Trip Too Far: Politics, Ecotourism and Exploitation (2002) and Nature Crime: How We're Getting Conservation Wrong (2010).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Capitalism and Conservation: The Production and Reproduction of Biodiversity Conservation

Cultivating Conservation with Capitalism

A Spectacular Eco-Tour around the Historic Bloc: Theorising the Convergence of Biodiversity Conservation and Capitalist Expansion

The Devil is in the (Bio)diversity: Private Sector 'Engagement' and the Restructuring of Biodiversity Conservation

The Conservationist Mode of Production and Conservation NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa

Shifting Environmental Governance in a Neoliberal World: U.S. AID for Conservation

Disconnected Nature: The Scaling Up of African Wildlife Foundation and Its Impacts on Biodiversity Conservation and Local Livelihoods

The Rich, the Powerful and the Endangered: Conservation Elites, Networks and the Dominican Republic

Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa

Selling Conservation

Protecting the Environment the Natural Way: Ethical Consumption and Commodity Fetishism

Making the Market: Specialty Coffee, Generational Pitches and Papua New Guinea

Cashing in on Cetourism: A Critical Ecological Engagement with Dominant E-NGO Discourses on Whaling, Cetacean Conservation, and Whale Watching

Neoliberalising Nature? Elephant-Back Tourism in Thailand and Botswana

The Receiving End of Reform: Everyday Responses to Neoliberalisation in Southeastern Mexico

Index

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