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Article: K. S. Jomo and others, 2004, Deforesting Malaysia: The Political Economy and Social Ecology of Agricultural Expansion and Commercial Logging.(Book review)
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- Borneo Research Bulletin
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- January 1, 2008
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K. S. Jomo and others, 2004, Deforesting Malaysia: The Political Economy and Social Ecology of Agricultural Expansion and Commercial Logging. London: Zed Books, 253 pp., tables, maps, bibliography, index. RM 50.00.
Although published in 2004, this book remains informative and relevant today. It was commissioned by, and published in association with, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). With the aid of 11 authors, it manages to present specialized information on a variety of topics. Malaysia, now virtually deforested, was once the leading supplier of logs to the world. How this came about, and its relationship to the blanket of ...