Mistry, Jayalaxshmi; Berardi, Andrea and McGregor, Duncan
(2009).
Natural resource management and development discourses in the Caribbean: reflections on the Guyanese and Jamaican experience.
Third World Quarterly, 30(5),
pp. 969–989.
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Abstract
International discourses on environment and development help to shape global shared understandings of environmental issues. This paper describes the environment and development history of Guyana and Jamaica through pre-colonial, colonial, independence and market liberalisation stages. Two opposing discourses are used to frame this history: a dominant global environmental discourse characterised by technical and ‘scientific’ expertise and hierarchical governance; and a counter-discourse emphasising local control over natural resources. This analysis serves as a first step in surfacing and understanding the highly complex and multifaceted nature of environmental issues in these locations. However, we conclude with the recognition that further work should go beyond a bipolar analysis to one taking a critical, multidimensional approach, to promote more sustainable management of natural resources than has previously taken place.
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