Question of Balance : Natural Resources Conflict Issues in Australia

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 resourcestourismmining and energy, andagriculture and pastoralism.Mercer, David is the author of 'Question of Balance : Natural Resources Conflict Issues in Australia', published 2000 under ISBN 9781862873421 and ISBN 1862873429.