The key themes of the third edition of this established text are the rise of the globalised economy and the free-traders' current dominance of the economic agenda, and the continuing retreat by Australian governments, particularly the federal government, from involvement in environmental management. What impact have these had upon the state of Australia's environment? In particular upon the four commercial sectors that for decades have been the economic backbone of rural Australia and, traditionally, the major contributors to Australia's exports ie: forestry resources tourism mining and energy, and agriculture and pastoralism
- ISBN10 1862873429
- ISBN13 9781862873421
- Publish Date February 2000
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Federation Press
- Edition 3rd New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 384
- Language English