1994/05/01 by Oliver T. Coomes, Bradford L. Barham · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Social Sciences · Environmental Science · #Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development #Colonialism, slavery, and trade #Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
paper · pdf · doi:10.1215/00182168-74.2.231
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En F F 0 RT S in recent years to devise a more sustainable development path for Amazonia have inspired an outpouring of scholarly work on the social, political, and economic forces propelling development in the region.' In this discourse, historical accounts of the Amazon Rubber Boom (ca. 1860-1920) often hold center stage because of the boom's crucial role in integrating Amazonia into the world economy-and the nagging question of why half a century of dramatic economic expansion did not lead to sustained development.2