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7. Conclusion: To Miss the Forest for the Trees?

Author : Hanneke Mol

Published in: The Politics of Palm Oil Harm

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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In sharp contrast to government and industry depictions of palm oil as a source of progress and prosperity, for many inhabitants of Colombia’s Pacific coast palm oil is not considered to generate the conditions for a better tomorrow.

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Title: Conclusion: To Miss the Forest for the Trees?
Author: Hanneke Mol
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Politics of Palm Oil Harm
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-55377-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-55378-8

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55378-8_7