Capitalism and Conservation

1 A Spectacular Eco-Tour around the Historic Bloc: Theorising the Convergence of Biodiversity Conservation and Capitalist Expansion 17
Jim Igoe, Katja Neves and Dan Brockington

2 The Devil is in the (Bio)diversity: Private Sector “Engagement” and the Restructuring of Biodiversity Conservation 44
Kenneth Iain MacDonald

3 The Conservationist Mode of Production and Conservation NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa 82
Dan Brockington and Katherine Scholfield

4 Shifting Environmental Governance in a Neoliberal World: US AID for Conservation 108
Catherine Corson

5 Disconnected Nature: The Scaling Up of African Wildlife Foundation and its Impacts on Biodiversity Conservation and Local Livelihoods 135
Hassanali T. Sachedina

6 The Rich, the Powerful and the Endangered: Conservation Elites, Networks and the Dominican Republic 156
George Holmes

7 Conservative Philanthropists, Royalty and Business Elites in Nature Conservation in Southern Africa 179
Marja Spierenburg and Harry Wels

8 Protecting the Environment the Natural Way: Ethical Consumption and Commodity Fetishism 203
James G. Carrier

9 Making the Market: Specialty Coffee, Generational Pitches, and Papua New Guinea 221
Paige West

10 Cashing in on Cetourism: A Critical Ecological Engagement with Dominant E-NGO Discourses on Whaling, Cetacean Conservation, and Whale Watching 251
Katja Neves

11 Neoliberalising Nature? Elephant-Back Tourism in Thailand and Botswana 274
Rosaleen Duffy and Lorraine Moore

12 The Receiving End of Reform: Everyday Responses to Neoliberalisation in Southeastern Mexico 299
Peter R.Wilshusen

Index 332