Sustainability and degradation in less developed countries : immolating the future? /

Sustainability and degradation in less developed countries : immolating the future? /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lumley, Sarah, 1957-
Imprint:	Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2002.
Description:	xii, 226 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Sustainable development. Sustainable development -- Developing countries. Sustainable development -- Philippines -- Leyte Island. Land degradation. Land degradation -- Developing countries. Land degradation -- Philippines -- Leyte Island. Environmental policy. Environmental policy -- Developing countries. Environmental policy -- Philippines -- Leyte Island. Environmental policy. Land degradation. Sustainable development. Developing countries. Philippines -- Leyte Island.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4736060

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ISBN:	0754619931 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures and Plates
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
1. Sustainable Development and Land Degradation
2. A Brief Social and Economic History of the Philippines
3. The Philippines and Leyte
4. The Socio-Economic Survey
5. Interest and Discounting
6. Preliminary Data Analysis
7. Observed Interest Rates and Perceived Discount Rates among Upland Farmers
8. Implications of the Results for Theory and Policy
9. Quo Vadis? Summary and Conclusions
Bibliography
Appendix. Questions for the Perceived Discount Rate Survey
Index