Economic crises, small farmer well-being, and forest cover change in Indonesia

Field research was conducted on 1,050 Indonesian households to understand the effects of the Asian economic crisis on the well-being of small farmers outside of Java and on their forest-clearing practices. The main findings are: (a) most farmers perceived themselves as worse off during the crisis th...

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Autores principales: Sunderlin, William D., Angelsen, A., Resosudarmo, I.A.P., Dermawan, A., Rianto, E.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18316
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author Sunderlin, William D.
Angelsen, A.
Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
Dermawan, A.
Rianto, E.
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Rianto, E.
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Angelsen, A.
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description Field research was conducted on 1,050 Indonesian households to understand the effects of the Asian economic crisis on the well-being of small farmers outside of Java and on their forest-clearing practices. The main findings are: (a) most farmers perceived themselves as worse off during the crisis than before, challenging the claim that farmers with export income would be better off and (b) forest clearing by farmers increased significantly during the crisis to expand rubber holdings and other tree crops, with the aim of increasing future income security. Among the policy lessons are that crop diversification and targeted aid can minimize impoverishment and avert increased forest clearing following macroeconomic destabilization.
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spelling CGSpace183162025-01-24T14:20:50Z Economic crises, small farmer well-being, and forest cover change in Indonesia Sunderlin, William D. Angelsen, A. Resosudarmo, I.A.P. Dermawan, A. Rianto, E. economic crises farmers social welfare change forest cover household surveys land clearance Field research was conducted on 1,050 Indonesian households to understand the effects of the Asian economic crisis on the well-being of small farmers outside of Java and on their forest-clearing practices. The main findings are: (a) most farmers perceived themselves as worse off during the crisis than before, challenging the claim that farmers with export income would be better off and (b) forest clearing by farmers increased significantly during the crisis to expand rubber holdings and other tree crops, with the aim of increasing future income security. Among the policy lessons are that crop diversification and targeted aid can minimize impoverishment and avert increased forest clearing following macroeconomic destabilization. 2001 2012-06-04T09:06:19Z 2012-06-04T09:06:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18316 en Sunderlin, W.D., Angelsen, A., Resosudarmo, I.A.P., Dermawan, A., Rianto, E. 2001. Economic crises, small farmer well-being, and forest cover change in Indonesia . World Development 29 (5) :767-782. ISSN: 0305-750X.
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Angelsen, A.
Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
Dermawan, A.
Rianto, E.
Economic crises, small farmer well-being, and forest cover change in Indonesia
title Economic crises, small farmer well-being, and forest cover change in Indonesia
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land clearance
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