The advance of the agricultural frontier constitutes the biggest source of deforestation in Central America today. This conversion of tropical forests into agricultural land and pasture is the direct result of individual land use decisions. This paper presents a simple analytical model of household land use, followed by an econometric analysis of household survey data from the Río San Juan region of Nicaragua in order to test for consistency with the model.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1999Nicaragua
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1999Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras, South America, Central America
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesDecember, 1999Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Central America, South America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1999Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Central America, South America
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 1999Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Central America, South America
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2000Nicaragua, Latin America and the Caribbean
While there is a consensus in Nicaragua that the security of property rights is a fundamental constraint to the long run development of the agricultural sector, there has been little empirical analysis to date of the relationship between land rights and rural economic activity.Using household level data collected between December, 1997– April, 1998 within the regions of Leon and Chinandega (known administratively as Region II), this paper investigates the relationship between rural land rights and agricultural credit, investment, and rural incomes (on farm and off farm).Results indicate tot
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1999Nicaragua, Latin America and the Caribbean
The advance of the agricultural frontier constitutes the biggest source of deforestation in Central America today. This conversion of tropical forests into agricultural land and pasture is the direct result of individual land use decisions. This paper presents a simple analytical model of household land use, followed by an econometric analysis of household survey data from the Río San Juan region of Nicaragua in order to test for consistency with the model.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1999Honduras, United States of America, Zambia, Argentina, Ukraine, China, Belarus, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Thailand, Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy, Poland, Nicaragua, India, Turkey, Brazil
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2000Nicaragua
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