Economics of Deforestation
The Example of Ecuador
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Should be back in stock very soon

Sven Wunder was awarded the Zeuthen Prize for young Danish economists in 1988.
Tropical forests are disappearing at an unaltered pace, giving way to alternative land uses. 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.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.
ISBN: 9780333731468
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 505g
262 pages