China's forests : global lessons from market reforms /

China's forests : global lessons from market reforms / edited by William F. Hyde, Brian Belcher, Jintao Xu, - Washington, D.C. : Bogor, Indonesia : Resources for the Future ; Center for International Forestry Research, 2003. - xv, 224 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Introduction / William F. Hyde, Jintao Xu, and Brian Belcher -- Devolution as a means of expanding local forest management in the South : lessons from the last 20 years / Dachang Liu and David Edmunds -- Taxes and fees in the South China collective forest region / Jinlong Liu, Wenfa Xiao, and Natasha Landell-Mills -- Central characteristics of reform : measures of the effects of improved property rights, a stable policy environment, and environmental protection / Runsheng Yin -- Policy reform and investment in forestry / Daowei Zhang -- Forest exploitation and protection during and after reforms : assessing the impact of policy and economic growth / Scott Rozelle, Jikun Huang, and Vince Benziger -- Deforestation and reforestation in Hainan : roles of markets and institutions / Yaoqi Zhang, Jussi Uusivuori, Jari Kuuluvainen, and Shashi Kant -- Forestry, poverty, and rural development : perspectives from the bamboo subsector / Manuel Ruiz Prez, Brian Belcher, Maoyi Fu, and Xiaosheng Yang -- Impacts of policy reforms on forest environments and biodiversity / Jeffrey A. Sayer and Changjin Sun -- Conclusions and policy implications / William F. Hyde, Jintao Xu, Brian Belcher, Runsheng Yin, and Jinlong Liu.

1891853678 (alk. paper) 189185366X (pbk. : alk. paper)

2003018032


Forest policy--China.
Forest management--China.
Forests and forestry--Economic aspects--China.

SD643 / .C45 2003

333.75/0951