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The Open Economy and the Environment asks what globalization means for environmental quality and the use of natural resources in developing economies. The authors develop theoretical models that trace the effects of trade and trade liberalization on sectoral resource allocation, factor returns,...

"[This book] is a key resource on the priorities, challenges, and strategies in the globalized economy of the Asian tourism market. Highlighting multidisciplinary studies on cultural tourism, gastronomy, and hospitality management, this publication is an ideal reference source for academicians,...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART 1 Scales, Logics, and Agents -- Tropical Knowledges -- The Natures of Culture: Environment and Race in the Colonial Tropics -- Dividing Lines: Nature, Culture, and Commerce in Indonesia’s Aru Islands, 1856–1997 -- A Move from Minor...