This report illuminates the special characteristics of the overall political-economic context confronting governments on the Amazon frontier as the current pattern of development often results in violent conflict and wasteful environmental damage. The main messages of the report are: 1) settlers in the Amazon do appear to be improving their standard of living compared to people with same education and skills outside the Amazon; 2) transience and farm...
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INFORMACIÓN
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1995/08/31
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Publicación
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14987
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2010/07/01
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Government and the economy on the Amazon frontier
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Agricultural Research and Extension