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In the U.S. Interest

A WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE BOOK

First published 1990 by Westview Press

Published 2021 by Routledge

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

In the U.S. interest : resources, growth, and security in the

developing world / edited by Janet Welsh Brown.

p. cm.

ISBN 0-8133-1053-9

1. United StatesForeign economic relationsDeveloping countriesCase studies. 2. Developing countriesForeign economic relationsUnited StatesCase studies. 3. United StatesMilitary relationsDeveloping countriesCase studies. 4. Developing countriesMilitary relationsUnited StatesCase studies. 5. Developing countriesEconomic conditionsCase studies. 6. Economic forecastingDeveloping countriesCase studies.

I. Brown, Janet Welsh. II. Title: In the United Statess interest.

HF1456.5.D44139 1990

337.7301724dc20

89-48380

CIP

ISBN 13: 978-0-3670-0374-6 (hbk)

ISBN 13: 978-0-3671-5361-8 (pbk)

DOI: 10.4324/9780429033605

Contents

, Jans Gustave Speth

Janet Welsh Brown

II Mexicos Environment and the United States

Richard A. Nuccio and Angelina Ornelas with Contributions by Ivan Restrepo

The U.S. Stake in Mexico

Mexico in the Policy Spotlight

The State of the Mexican Environment

Mexico City: Contamination Central

The Government Response

Environmental Policymaking in Mexico

How Can the United States Help?

References

III Resources, Population and the Future of the Philippines

Gareth Porter with Delfin J. Ganapin, Jr.

Overwhelming the Agricultural Land Base

Poorest of the Poor: Landless Laborers and Upland Farmers

The Destruction of Philippine Forests

Degrading the Marine Environment

Economic and Political Implications of Environmental Degradation

Policy Implications

References

IV Dimensions of National Security: The Case of Egypt

Nazli Choucri, Janet Welsh Brown, and Peter M. Haas

Historical Context

U.S. Interests in Egypt

Egypts National Security

Population

Education and Technology

Natural Resources

Institutional Responses to Resource Security Issues

Conclusions

U.S. Policy Toward Egypt

References

V Land, Resources, and People in Kenya

Richard B. Ford and Janet Welsh Brown

The Physical Setting

The Cultural Setting

The Political Setting

The Economic Setting

Emerging Resource Shortages

Smallholders and Natural Resources Management

Population

Dilemmasfor Kenya and the United States

References

VI U.S. Policy in the Crucial Decade Ahead

Janet Welsh Brown

Elevating Developing Nations in U.S. Foreign Policy

The World Economic ContextTrade and Debt in Developing Countries

Resource Managements Contribution to Meeting Debt and Trade Problems

U.S. Cooperation in Development

Sustainable Development

Conclusions

References

1. II Mexicos Environment and the United States
   1. The U.S. Stake in Mexico
   2. Mexico in the Policy Spotlight
   3. The State of the Mexican Environment
   4. Mexico City: Contamination Central
   5. The Government Response
   6. Environmental Policymaking in Mexico
   7. How Can the United States Help?
   8. References
2. III Resources, Population and the Future of the Philippines
   1. Overwhelming the Agricultural Land Base
   2. Poorest of the Poor: Landless Laborers and Upland Farmers
   3. The Destruction of Philippine Forests
   4. Degrading the Marine Environment
   5. Economic and Political Implications of Environmental Degradation
   6. Policy Implications
   7. References
3. IV Dimensions of National Security: The Case of Egypt
   1. Historical Context
   2. U.S. Interests in Egypt
   3. Egypts National Security
   4. Population
   5. Education and Technology
   6. Natural Resources
   7. Institutional Responses to Resource Security Issues
   8. Conclusions
   9. U.S. Policy Toward Egypt
   10. References
4. V Land, Resources, and People in Kenya
   1. The Physical Setting
   2. The Cultural Setting
   3. The Political Setting
   4. The Economic Setting
   5. Emerging Resource Shortages
   6. Smallholders and Natural Resources Management
   7. Population
   8. Dilemmasfor Kenya and the United States
   9. References
5. VI U.S. Policy in the Crucial Decade Ahead
   1. Elevating Developing Nations in U.S. Foreign Policy
   2. The World Economic ContextTrade and Debt in Developing Countries
   3. Resource Managements Contribution to Meeting Debt and Trade Problems
   4. U.S. Cooperation in Development
   5. Sustainable Development
   6. Conclusions
   7. References

1. ii

Guide

II

Table 1. Population of Mexico from 1519 to 2000

Table 2. Changes in Population and Per Capita Income, Major Countries, 19801986

Table 3. Mexican Exports of Selected Irrigated Crops, 19501977

Table 4. Mexican Exports of Selected Vegetables to the United States, 19711980

Table 5. Pesticides Used in Foreign Countries on Food Exported to the United States

Table 6. Results of the FDAs Mexican Surveillance Program for the Years 1980 and 1981

Table 7. Percentage of Pollutants in the Mettopolitan Area of Mexico City by Source

III

Figure 1. Irrigated Area and Fertilizer Consumption, 19501974

Figure 2. Forest Area Under License, 19601984

Table 1. Log Production and Export FY 1960 to CY 1981

Table 2. Fish Production by Sector (19731986)

Figure 3. Major Mining and Logging Operations Affecting National Minorities

IV

Table 1. Percentage of Work Force by Sector

Figure 1. The Nile River

V

Figure 1. Ecological Zones

Table 1. Percentage of Fuel Consumption by Sector and Source of Energy, 1980

Figure 2. Population Structure (All Projected from 1979 National Census)

Table 2. Overall Per Capita Agricultural Production, 19761985

Table 3. Production and Consumption in Basic Cereals

Table 4. Per Capita Availability of Selected Food Items

Table 5. Percentage of Per Capita Agricultural Land in Selected Districts

Table 6. Total Area of Major Crops and Production on All Farms and Smallholder Contribution

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