ABOUT THIS BOOK

Country case studies investigate key factors that influence the economics of tropical deforestation and land use. Articles illustrate how innovative economic models can be used effectively to investigate a range of important influences on tropical land use changes in a variety of representative developing countries. The countries covered are: Brazil, India, Malaysia, Panama, the Philippines, Thailand, and Uganda.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Edward B. Barbier is the John S. Bugas Professor of Economics at the University of Wyoming. Joanne C. Burgess is assistant lecturer of forestry, environment and development, and economics at the University of Wyoming.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Economics of Tropical Deforestation and Land Use: An Introduction, by Edward B. Barbier
Predicting the Location of Deforestation: The Role of Roads and Protected Areas in North Thailand, by Maureen Cropper, Jyotsna Puri, and Charles Griffiths
Deforestation, Land Use, and Property Rights: Emporical Evidence from Darién, Panama, by Gerald C. Nelson, Virginia Harris, and Steven W. Stone
Spatial Variability and Disincentives to Harvest: Deforestation and Fuelwood Collection in South Asia, by Gunnar Köhlin and Peter J. Parks
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: Comparing the Impacts of Macroeconomic Shocks, Land Tenure, and Technological Change, by Andrea Cattaneo
Land Use Impacts of Agricultural Intensification and Fuelwood Taxation in Uganda, by Bernard Bashaasha, David S. Kraybill, and Douglas D. Southgate
How Do Nataional Markets and Price Policies Affect Land Use at the Forest Margin? Evidence from the Philippines, by Ian Coxhead, Agnes Rola, and Kwansoo Kim
Agricultural Change, Rural Labor Markets, and Forest Clearing: An Illustrative Case from the Philippines, by Gerald E. Shively
Playing Games in the Forest: State-Local Conflicts of Land Appropriation, by Arild Angelsen
Royalty Systems, Government Revenues, and Forest Condition: An Application from Malaysia, by Gregory S. Amacher, Richard J. Brazee, and Meindert Witvliet

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