Economic policy and sustainable land use : recent advances in quantitative analysis for developing countries / Nico Heerink, Herman van Keulen, Marijke Kuiper (editors).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heerink, Nico, 1955-

Keulen, H. van.

Kuiper, Marijke, 1972-

Series:

Contributions to economics 1431-1933

Contributions to economics, 1431-1933

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Developing countries--Econometric models.

Agriculture.

Land use--Developing countries--Econometric models.

Land use.

Sustainable agriculture--Developing countries--Econometric models.

Sustainable agriculture.

Economic policy.

Econometric models.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Developing countries--Economic policy--Econometric models.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xvi, 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg ; New York : Physica-Verlag, [2001]

Summary:

The book provides an overview of quantitative approaches to analyse the effects of economic policy reforms on sustainable land use in developing countries. It illustrates recent advances in modelling approaches at the plot, household, regional and national level. Special attention is paid to the influence of market failures and other aspects of the institutional environment on the policy-response of households in developing countries, and to problems of linking biophysical and economic models. Four key issues in quantifying relationships between economic policy and agricultural land use are used to compare the different modelling approaches. The book concludes with suggestions for future research aiming at increasing our understanding of the impact of policy instruments on soil quality.

Notes:

"With 44 figures and 41 tables."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3790813516

OCLC:

45207884