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Forests and Livelihoods

The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in Developing Countries

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Solon L. Barraclough
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  2. Krishna B. Ghimire
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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction to Deforestation Issues and the Case-Studies

    • Solon L. Barraclough, Krishna B. Ghimire
    Pages 1-33

  3. Deforestation in Historical Perspective

    • Solon L. Barraclough, Krishna B. Ghimire
    Pages 34-51

  4. Deforestation and its Impacts in the Case-Study Areas

    • Solon L. Barraclough, Krishna B. Ghimire
    Pages 52-105

  5. Grassroots Responses to Deforestation

    • Solon L. Barraclough, Krishna B. Ghimire
    Pages 106-133

  6. National and International Forest Protection Initiatives

    • Solon L. Barraclough, Krishna B. Ghimire
    Pages 134-175

  7. Constraints and Opportunities for Sustainable Forest Use

    • Solon L. Barraclough, Krishna B. Ghimire
    Pages 176-203

  8. Protecting Forests and Livelihoods

    • Solon L. Barraclough, Krishna B. Ghimire
    Pages 204-237

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 238-259
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The social dynamics of deforestation and of forest protection are the ongoing interactions amongst social actors and processes that determine the use and management of forests. Based on a vast amount of research and detailed case-studies in Brazil, Central America, Nepal and Tanzania as well as several papers dealing with wider themes and regions, this book argues that most current discussions of increased rates of deforestation and perceived accompanying environmental crises are overly simplistic. Institutional reforms and policy measures that have been undertaken in developing countries usually failed to protect either the forests or people's livelihoods. Technical solutions to deforestation are only one element in what are essentially political questions. The central issue is not how to halt deforestation but rather how to manage forest areas and natural resources in order to meet social goals on a more equitable and sustainable basis. Conventional wisdom that attributes deforestation primarily to peasant ignorance and population growth is questioned as are other single factor explanations such as market and policy failures.

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SOLON L. BARRACLOUGH
KRISHNA GHIMIRE

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