Title: The political economy of deforestation in the tropics

Authors: Burgess, Robin

Place: [London

Publisher: London school of economics and political science (LSE). Suntory and Toyota international centres for economics and related disciplines (STICERD). Economic organisation and public policy programme (EOPP)]

Year: 2012

Journal: [Economic organisation and public policy discussion papers

Volume: 37]

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: deforestation, tropical forests, decision-making, public administration, local government, indonesia

Abstract: Often, most logging involves some illegal action. A survey across eight years of institutional change in post-Soeharto Indonesia illustrate how incentives faced by local government officials affect deforestation, and provide an example of how standard economic theories can explain illegal behavior.

URL: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/dps/eopp/eopp37.pdf

Document type: Portal