Elephants, Economics and Ivory

Business & Finance, Economics
Cover of the book Elephants, Economics and Ivory by Edward B. Barbier, Joanne C. Burgess, Timothy M. Swanson, David W. Pearce, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Edward B. Barbier, Joanne C. Burgess, Timothy M. Swanson, David W. Pearce ISBN: 9781134047413
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 5, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Edward B. Barbier, Joanne C. Burgess, Timothy M. Swanson, David W. Pearce
ISBN: 9781134047413
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 5, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it. The losses to African economies have been catastrophic. Now there is an international ban on the trade and conservation is. the principal goal. This should be a matter for rejoicing, but nothing is quite so simple. The authors of this book have looked at the overall statistics, including those for countries where the elephant population is stable. They have considered the multiplicity of economic and social functions fulfilled by ensuring that elephant herds survive, tourism, a variety of ecological purpose. and, finally, as a source of ivory. They show how the careful management of elephants as a resource can best serve African interests. This book is at the cutting edge of economic thinking and provides a model for the consideration of the difficult relationship between people and wildlife. Originally published in 19990

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Ivory is big business, and in some parts of Africa elephants have been hunted almost to extinction in the quest for it. The losses to African economies have been catastrophic. Now there is an international ban on the trade and conservation is. the principal goal. This should be a matter for rejoicing, but nothing is quite so simple. The authors of this book have looked at the overall statistics, including those for countries where the elephant population is stable. They have considered the multiplicity of economic and social functions fulfilled by ensuring that elephant herds survive, tourism, a variety of ecological purpose. and, finally, as a source of ivory. They show how the careful management of elephants as a resource can best serve African interests. This book is at the cutting edge of economic thinking and provides a model for the consideration of the difficult relationship between people and wildlife. Originally published in 19990

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