This book examines the experience of China's forestry sector with respect to the full set of forest and nonforest policy reforrms introduced since 1978. The lessons of this book are important for China, and for the rest of the world as well. For China the analyses in each chapter provides rigorou...
Hyde, William F.
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Belcher, B.
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Jintao Xu
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[China's forests: global lessons from market reforms (Chinese)]
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China's forests: global lessons from market reforms (Chinese)
Bamboos have often been viewed as inferior products, labeled as the "poor man's timber". Development groups have proposed bamboo production as an opportunity for increasing the wealth of the low-income groups. This paper is a study of the household economy of 200 bamboo farmers in eight township ...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Zhong, M.
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Belcher, B.
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Xie, C.
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Fu Maoyi
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Xie, J.
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[The role of bamboo plantations in rural development: the case of Anji County, Zhejiang, China]
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The role of bamboo plantations in rural development: the case of Anji County, Zhejiang, China
The cases studied show a lively bamboo sector that is expanding, contributing to employment and economic development in rural areas of China. County variations seem to indicate alternative land use options and different degrees of industrial development among them. New demands, notably for bamboo...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Belcher, B.
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[Comparison of bamboo production systems in six counties in China]
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Comparison of bamboo production systems in six counties in China
This final chapter reviews the findings of the empirical chapters, summarizes authors observations for China, and explains these observations within the context of global forest policy. The institutions that define land tenure and the means of delivering tenurial rights is one great theme of Chin...
Forestry and poverty analyses in China show an ambiguous relationship. While the co-occurrence of forest rich areas and poor counties has been noted by some authors, others have stressed the role played by forestry in these areas where it is frequently one of the few options available. This study...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Belcher, B.
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Fu Maoyi
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Yang Xiaosheng
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[Looking through the bamboo curtain: an analysis of the changing role of forest and farm income in rural livelihoods in China]
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Looking through the bamboo curtain: an analysis of the changing role of forest and farm income in rural livelihoods in China
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Maoyi, F.
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Belcher, B.
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Xioasheng, Y.
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Mertens, B.
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Hua, L
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Jinzhong, X.
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[The socio-economic and environmental roles of bamboo in rural China]
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The socio-economic and environmental roles of bamboo in rural China
Mertens, B.
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Liu Hua
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu Maoyi
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Yang Xiaosheng
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[Spatial patterns and processes of bamboo expansion in Southern China]
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Spatial patterns and processes of bamboo expansion in Southern China
This CD contains a collection of CIFOR’s key NTFP-related publications. It includes nine books, two journal articles, three working papers and a video. The different publications present a wide variety of information, from chapters focusing on a particular product in a particular village to an ar...
Belcher, B.
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Kusters, K.
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Suharyanto, G.
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Sampurna, Y.
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Prianto, E.
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Syamsudin, I.
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[Non-timber forest products: selected publications from CIFOR]
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Non-timber forest products: selected publications from CIFOR
Belcher, B.
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[A production-to-consumption systems approach: lessons from the bamboo and rattan sectors in Asia]
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A production-to-consumption systems approach: lessons from the bamboo and rattan sectors in Asia
Over recent years, since reform and liberalisation, there has been rapid development of the bamboo industry in China that has brought about a series of economic policies and regulations favourable to economic development. Between 1981 and 1993, the area covered by bamboo forests expanded at a rat...
Zhong M.
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Fu Maoyi
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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[Effects of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study of China's bamboo industries]
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Effects of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study of China's bamboo industries