This paper develops a theoretical as well as an empirical model of deforestation and economic development in a tropical … paper concludes that subsidized credit, while certainly causing deforestation, is so beneficial for economic growth that the …

This paper develops a theoretical as well as an empirical model of deforestation and economic development in a tropical … paper concludes that subsidized credit, while certainly causing deforestation, is so beneficial for economic growth that the …

An economic analysis of the costs and benefits of deforestation in the Amazon. … -- 1 Introduction -- Deforestation and development -- Structure of the book -- 2 Development of the Brazilian Amazon -- The … -- Avancça Brasil -- Conclusions -- 3 The municipal database -- Deforestation: concepts and measures -- Cleared land -- Natural …