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Economics of Deforestation

The Example of Ecuador

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Sven Wunder

    1. Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 1-5

  3. Deforestation: Facts and Theories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Some Basic Concepts

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 9-25

    3. The Wealth of Theories

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 26-55

    4. Latin American Patterns of Deforestation

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 56-87

  4. Ecuadorean Deforestation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. A Closer Look

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 91-116

    3. Oil, Macroeconomics and Forests

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 117-137

  5. Highland Land-Use Patterns

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. Deforestation: the Poor Man’s Lot?

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 141-163

    3. Felling the Forest for the Trees?

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 164-184

    4. Institutions and Policies

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 185-204

    5. Conclusion and Reflections

      • Sven Wunder
      Pages 205-232

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 233-262
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About this book

Tropical forests are disappearing at an unaltered pace, giving way to alternative land uses. This book gives an economic perspective on deforestation. Following a survey of different deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case-study of Ecuador provides a versatile historical picture of factors affecting forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems. It is shown that policy and market failures alone cannot explain rapid deforestation; decision-makers follow a composite economic rationale in their continuous clearing of forests which can only be counteracted by concerted action.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Sven Wunder

About the author

SVEN WUNDER studied at the Universities of Copenhagen and Oxford. He works at the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, as a Senior Project Researcher and is author or co-author of several books on the subject of deforestation.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Economics of Deforestation

  • Book Subtitle: The Example of Ecuador

  • Authors: Sven Wunder

  • Series Title: St Antony's Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230596696

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-73146-8Published: 19 July 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59669-6Published: 19 July 2000

  • Series ISSN: 2633-5964

  • Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 262

  • Topics: Environmental Economics, Nature Conservation

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