| Автор | ANGELSEN, ARILD |
| Автор | SHITINDI, ERIC F. KATEMANSIMBA |
| Автор | AARRESTAD, JOSTEIN |
| Дата выпуска | 1999 |
| dc.description | This paper examines the causes of agricultural land expansion and deforestation in Tanzania. In the theoretical section, two different—and partly contradicting—sets of hypotheses are outlined. These are based on a subsistence approach, emphasising the food or income requirements of farm households, and a market approach, focussing on the relative profitability of agriculture. The statistical analysis shows that increased agricultural output prices, in particular for annual crops, is a major factor behind agricultural expansion. An increase of 1 per cent in output prices leads to about 1 per cent increase in agricultural area. Other factors such as input prices, technology and economic growth are tested and discussed, but the conclusions are less robust. The controversial role of population growth in explaining deforestation is addressed. Generally the results lend support to the market rather than the subsistence approach. JEL classification code: Q12, Q23, C23 |
| Издатель | Cambridge University Press |
| Тема | Deforestation |
| Тема | agriculture |
| Тема | Tanzania |
| Тема | panel data |
| Название | Why do farmers expand their land into forests? Theories and evidence from TanzaniaWe are grateful to David Kaimowitz, Ottar Maestad, Kjell Vaage, participants at the Annual Conference of the Norwegian Association for Development Research 1996, three referees and the editor for constructive comments. |
| Electronic ISSN | 1469-4395 |
| Print ISSN | 1355-770X |
| Журнал | Environment and Development Economics |
| Том | 4 |
| Первая страница | 313 |
| Последняя страница | 331 |
| Аффилиация | ANGELSEN ARILD; ; |
| Аффилиация | SHITINDI ERIC F. KATEMANSIMBA; |
| Аффилиация | AARRESTAD JOSTEIN; |
| Выпуск | 3 |
