Public Policies and the Misuse of Forest Resources (Paperback)

Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Overview Robert Repetto; 2. Indonesia: public policies, resource management, and the tropical forest Malcolm Gillis; 3. Malaysia: public policies and the tropical forest Malcolm Gillis; 4. Incentive policies and forest use in the Philippines Eufresina L. Boado; 5. Price and policy: the keys to revamping China's forestry resources Li Jinchang, Kong Fanwen, He Naihui and Lester Ross; 6. Public policy and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon John O. Browder; 7. West Africa: resource management policies and the tropical forest Malcolm Gillis; 8. Subsidized timber sales from national forest lands in the United States Robert Repetto; 9. Conclusion: findings and policy implications Malcolm Gillis and Robert Repetto; Index of topics.