China's Forests

Contributors; Foreword by Uma Lele; Foreword by Genchang Chen; Preface; 1. Introduction 2. Devolution as a Means of Expanding Local Forest Management in South China: Lessons from the Past 20 Years 3. Taxes and Fees in the Southern Collective Forest Region 4. Central Characteristics of Reform: Measures of the Effects of Improved Property Rights, a Stable Policy Environment, and Environment Protection 5. Policy Reform and Investment in Forestry 6. Forest Exploitation and Protection in Reform China: Assessing the Impacts of Policy and Economic Growth 7. Deforestation and Reforestation in Hainan: Roles of Markets and Institutions 8. Forestry, Poverty, and Rural Development: Perspectives from the Bamboo Subsector 9. Impacts of policy Reforms on Forest Environments and Biodiversity 10. Conclusions and Policy Implications; Index