Thematic Section
Development (2006) 49, 38–42. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100271
Environmental Struggles in Malaysia
Meenakshi Raman
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Abstract
Meenakshi Raman takes two examples from Malaysia to illustrate how environmental concerns should not be separated from development concerns. She argues that we must integrate environmental imperatives with economic development in order to save nature and to improve the living standards of the poor and disadvantaged.
Keywords:
deforestation, Penan people, Bakun Dam, Human Rights, development
