Description: An effective response to contemporary environmental problems demands an approach that integrates political, economic and ecological issues. Third World Political Ecology provides an introduction to an exciting new research field that aims to develop an integrated understanding of the political economy of environmental change in the Third World.

The authors review the historical development of the field, explain what is distinctive about Third World political ecology, and suggest areas for future development. Exploring the role of various actors -- states, multilateral institutions, businesses, non-governmental organizations, povertystricken farmers and other "grassroots" actors, Third World Political Ecology is the first major attempt to explain the development and characteristics of environmental problems that plague parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
-- The first introduction to political ecology in the third world
-- Uses a wide range of case studies

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