 | Tropical Deforestation and Land Use : Special Issue of Land Economics 77:2 (May 2001) Country case studies investigate key factors that influence the economics of tropical deforestation and land use. Articles illustrate how innovative economic models can be used effectively to investigate a range of important influences on tropical land use changes in a variety of representative developing countries. The countries covered are: Brazil, India, Malaysia, Panama, the Philippines, Thailand, and Uganda. Edward B. Barbier is the John S. Bugas Professor of Economics at the University of Wyoming. Joanne C. Burgess is assistant lecturer of forestry, environment and development, and economics at the University of Wyoming. |
