Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables xi
4. Foreword xv
5. Preface xvii
6. Conversion Factors xxi
7. Markets, Government, and Forest Investment Analysis
8. Forestry’s Economic Perspective 3
9. Market Economies and the Role of Government 24
10. Forest Investment Analysis 53
11. The Forest Sector: Land, Timber, and Unpriced Forest Values
12. Timber Supply, Demand, and Pricing 101
13. Unpriced Forest Values 140
14. Land Allocation and Multiple Use 168
15. The Economics of Forest Management
16. The Optimal Forest Rotation 191
17. Regulating Harvests over Time 226
18. Long-Term Trends in the Forest Sector and Silvicultural Investment 248
19. Economics of Forest Policy
20. Property Rights 273
21. Forest Taxes and Other Charges 302
22. Forest Economics in Global Perspective
23. Forest Products Trade 333
24. Global Forest Resources and the Environment 355
25. Index 380