Forests and development : local, national, and global issues / by Philippe Delacote.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delacote, Philippe, 1978-

Contributor:

Thisse, Jacques-François.

Series:

Studies in global competition ; v. 59.

Routledge studies in global competition ; 59

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forests and forestry--Economic aspects.

Forests and forestry.

Forest policy--Environmental aspects.

Forest policy.

Deforestation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Forests and Development

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Behind the mystery of economic growth stands another mystery: why do some places fare better than others? Casual evidence shows that sizable differences exist at very different spatial scales (countries, regions and cities). This book aims to discuss the main economic reasons for the existence of peaks and troughs in the spatial distribution of wealth and people, with a special emphasis on the role of large cities and regional agglomerations in the process of economic development.

Contents:

Cover

Forests and Development: Local, national and global issues

Copyright

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Foreword

Part I: Overview

Introduction

Part II: Local: forests and people

1. Agricultural expansion, forest products as safety nets and deforestation

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Review of the literature

1.3 Diversification strategy, risk-aversion and the household's optimal land use

1.4 Conclusion

2. Commons as insurance: safety nets or poverty traps?

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Insurance properties of common resources

2.3 Commons as insurance

2.4 Tragedy of the commons and poverty trap

2.5 Inter-households insurance

2.6 Private insurance mechanism

2.7 Conclusion

Part III: National: forest management, corruption and illegal logging

3. How size of concessions may influence systemic corruption in forest harvesting: A theoretical assessment

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Corruption and the environment

3.3 The size of concessions and bureaucratic corruption

3.4 Lobbying and the forest policy design

3.5 How size of concessions may influence systemic corruption

3.6 Conclusion

4. Unsustainable timber harvesting, deforestation and the role of certification

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Is timber harvesting sustainable?

4.3 A panel-data analysis of the links between timber harvesting and deforestation

4.4 The influence of timber certification

4.5 Conclusion

Part IV: Global: citizen consumption

5. Political consumerism and public policy: good complements against market failures?

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Political consumerism in the light of economic theory

5.3 Political consumerism against market failures?

5.4 Political consumerism and public policies

5.5 Conclusion

6. On the sources of consumer boycotts ineffectiveness

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Boycotts and collective action shortcomings

6.3 Boycott as a war of attrition with perfect information

6.4 Case studies

6.5 Conclusion

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Routledge, viewed December 30, 2022).

ISBN:

9780203118580

OCLC:

1193335540