university of oxford centre for brazilian studies working paper series cbs 36 2002 is deforestation a solution economic growth in rural areas evidence from the mata atlantica by carlos eduardo frickmann young federal rio de janeiro and visiting fellow january july 2 1 abstract this questions automatic relationship between an argument that usually presented those defending conversion forests into agricultural land supposition means has been used recurrently lanwdoners lobby congress bancada ruralista aiming at reduction minimum area mandatory conservation private properties established forest code however analysis muncípios brazil s south region shows there no consistent correlation expansion activities period 1985 1995 96 therefore to allow more atlântica will not increase employment production significatively expense higher levels
