The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association between macroeconomic policies and industrial forestry developments in Zimbabwe. A principal rationale for the emphasis on macroeconomic aspects is that the macroeconomy provides underlying factors in forestry development. The paper demo...
Kowero, G.S.
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Mabugu, R.
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[Macroeconomic policies and industrial wood processing and trade in Zimbabwe]
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Macroeconomic policies and industrial wood processing and trade in Zimbabwe
Two questionnaire surveys of fuel use by low-income households in Zimbabwe were conducted in four small towns in 1994, and in these towns plus four larger towns in 1999. An energy transition from wood through kerosene to electricity occured (a) with rising household income, (b) with increasing el...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Mangono, J.J.
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Mabugu, R.
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[The energy transition in action: domestic fuel choices in a changing Zimbabwe]
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The energy transition in action: domestic fuel choices in a changing Zimbabwe
This paper dicusses the potential impacts of macroeconomic policies on forestry in Zimbabwe. Over the period 1980-2001, macroeconomic policies have swung from a centrally controlled economy to a liberalized economy. In general, Zimbabwe's experience suggests tha macroeconomic policies have had ne...