Fadillah, Haris and Yunani, Ahmad (2011) Impact Of Environment On Poverty Through Changes In Livelihoods: Cases Of South Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Sarawak (Malaysia). In: Converence on The Environment of The Poor, 24 - 26 November 2010, New Delhi.
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Abstract
The poor have often been blamed for environmental degradation, as being poor has caused them to destroy the environment. However, this study concludes that poverty is not the sufficient condition of the environmental degradaton. Is is only the necessary condition. The sufficient condition is the existence of a third party (big companies) that destroys the environment. The poor join the big companies because they see an oppurtunity to sustai their livelihood or even increase their income. We recommend three policies to be implemented simultaneously, in addition to the full enforcement of the laws against environmental degradation. First is to create alternative employment oppurtunities for the local people so thet they do not depend on activities which are harmful to their own environment. However, the people, including those from outside their area, may continue contibuting to the environmental destruction. The people may not be able to resist joining the big companies in the environmentally harmful activities destruction as long as their own income will rise. We cannot expect them to have a long vision.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Ekonomi > Ilmu Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan |
| Depositing User: | Mr Arief Mirathan |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2013 17:44 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2013 17:44 |
| URI: | http://eprints.unlam.ac.id/id/eprint/104 |
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