Connecting Bureaucratic Structures to Forest Loss: A Cross-National Analysis of Embedded Autonomy in Low- and Middle-Income Nations

Jamie M. Sommer is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida. Her research interests are in the areas of governance and regulation in a global perspective, especially concerning the environment.

Michael Restivo is Associate Professor of Sociology and the Department Chair at the State University of New York at Geneseo. His research focuses on global disparities in health, technology, and the environment.

John M. Shandra is a Professor of Sociology and Associate Department Chair at Stony Brook University. His research interests are in the areas of environmental sociology, globalization, and quantitative methodology, especially with regard to multinational corporations, international financial institutions, and repressive nations.