On the Economics of Deforestation with Regional Panel Data Evidence from Tanzania

Arild Angelsen (), E.F.K. Shitindi and J. Aarrestad

Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen from Department of Economics, University of Bergen

Abstract: This paper examines the causes of agrocultural land expansion and deforestation in Tanzania. In the theoretical part, two different - and partly contradicting - sets of hypotheses are outlined. These are based on a subsistence approach, emphasizing the food or income requiremenrs of farm households, and a market approach, emphasizing the relative profitability of agriculture.

Keywords: DEFORESTATION; AGRICULTURE; TANZANIA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 Q12 Q23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 1998
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