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The Fourth Circle: A Political Ecology of Sumatra’s Rainforest Frontier is a hardcover in the Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific series, listed under All Books with REV Msgr John F McCarthy and SKU sku-540242861. Drawing on field studies in three agricultural communities in rural Aceh, it examines how customary adat and state institutions manage resources and change over time. It considers the roles of villagers, state policies and corrupt local networks in rainforest loss, along with proposed changes to customary management and state practices. The book argues that networks of power and interest around local resources shape management more than formal adat or state structures. It also examines why outside projects that work through those structures often fail to address environmental decline.You may also like Victorița Trif All Books sku-836311987 Psychology Book.