the 1980s. This article examines the hypothesis that heavy foreign debt causes a high rate of tropical deforestation … between debt, agricultural expansion and deforestation. Empirical evidence from tropical developing countries indicates that … debt and deforestation are positively linked. The article concludes by suggesting that reducing the debt burden of …

economic downturns. With this in mind, can we examine world history over the long-term to enable us to provide a more … that have emerged during different periods of world history when the world system was/is in crisis: Christian monasticism … ecological crises has also sparked movements expounding alternative world-views and lifestyle options. One such anti …