Year: 2000
Type: article
Abstract: This article analyzes the environmental degradation of the Argentine interior, emphasizing the roles played by different income groups. Argentina beyond the pampa is composed of fragile ecosystems that have been substantially degraded through decades or even centuries of overuse and abuse. This study ascertains the nature and extent of environmental degradation for each part of the interior, the relative importance of various income groups in agricultural production, and the differential tendency to degrade the environment of agriculturalists at different income levels. These variables are used to show that both the wealthy and the poor have played crucial roles in the environmental degradation of the Argentine interior.
Source: Latin American Research Review
Author: Larry Sawers
Institution: American University
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W11717854