Nature Inc. Environmental Conservation in the Neoliberal Age

"The contributors to this book are some of the leading lights in this new area of cross-disciplinary study. The book's analysis of neoliberal conservation has important implications for environmental policy globally. The book will certainly be widely read across disciplines ranging from geography to anthropology to science and development studies." - Ian Scoones, Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, and co-author of Dynamic Sustainabilities: Technology, Environment, Social Justice

Bram Büscher is an associate professor of environment and sustainable development at the Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and a visiting associate professor in the Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He is the author of Transforming the Frontier: Peace Parks and the Politics of Neoliberal Conservation in Southern Africa.

Wolfram Dressler is an associate professor in the Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He is the author of Old Thoughts in New Ideas: State Conservation Measures, Livelihood and Development on Palawan Island.

Robert Fletcher is an associate professor in the Department of Environment and Development at the United Nations mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica. He is the author of Romancing the Wild: Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism.