Economy-wide sources of agricultural expansion in developing countries

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dc.contributor.authorCoxhead, Ianen
dc.contributor.authorSouthgate, Dougen
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialThailanden
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:08:08Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:08:08Zen
dc.date.issued2000en
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the environmental problem of deforestation in tropical countries with high levels of persistent poverty. The authors explore reasons why the commencement of development does not cause a decrease in the expansion of agricultural onto fragile land. Pointing to the case study of Thailand, they suggest that changing demands for agricultural productivity and favorable agroclimatic characteristics of frontier lands are significant factors contributing to continued deforestation even when living standards rise. The authors suggest that the creation of off-farm employment opportunities is crucial for making issues of environmental sustainability compatible with rural income growth.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier49en
dc.identifier.citationInt. J. Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology 1(1): 68-76en
dc.identifier.issn1462-4605en
dc.identifier.issn1741-5004en
dc.identifier.other49_Economy_Wide.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65439en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherGeneva, Switzerland: Inderscience Publishers Ltd.en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2000 Inderscience Enterprises Limiteden
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectRural developmenten
dc.subjectEconomic growthen
dc.subjectDeforestationen
dc.subjectIncome generationen
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten
dc.subjectLivelihoodsen
dc.subjectTropical zonesen
dc.subjectPovertyen
dc.subjectEconomic impactsen
dc.subjectConservation incentivesen
dc.subjectAgricultural colonizationen
dc.subjectDevelopment and the environmenten
dc.subjectTropical deforestationen
dc.subjectThailanden
dc.subjectOff-farm employmenten
dc.subjectExternalitiesen
dc.subjectGovernanceen
dc.titleEconomy-wide sources of agricultural expansion in developing countriesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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