Reducing Degradation of Forests in Poor Countries When Permanent Solutions Elude Us: What Instruments Do we Really Have?

Randall Bluffstone

Working Papers from Harvard - Institute for International Development

Abstract: This paper evaluates policies for addressing forest degradation in developing country hill areas, where agriculture is the major activity and villagers depend on forests for important economic inputs. Runaway population growth, poverty and open access probably explain most :overuse" in such areas, but these are very difficult, long-term problems. The paper argues that under such conditions, interim demand-side policies are necessary, but quite limited.

Keywords: PROPERTY RIGHTS; NEPAL; FORESTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 1997
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Journal Article: Reducing degradation of forests in poor countries when permanent solutions elude us: what instruments do we really have? (1998)
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