Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector

The chapter begins with a summary of the state of rural poverty in China and the potential role of forestry. It continues with a general discussion of the bamboo sector and the evidence from the research regarding the household income effects of the rapid expansion on bamboo production. Bamboo in al...

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Autores principales: Ruíz Pérez, M., Belcher, B., Maoyi Fu, Xiaosheng Yang
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Resources for the Future and Center for International Forestry Research 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18760
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author Ruíz Pérez, M.
Belcher, B.
Maoyi Fu
Xiaosheng Yang
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Xiaosheng Yang
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description The chapter begins with a summary of the state of rural poverty in China and the potential role of forestry. It continues with a general discussion of the bamboo sector and the evidence from the research regarding the household income effects of the rapid expansion on bamboo production. Bamboo in all of its many uses is the third most important forest products in China. It is a particularly useful product for inquiry because it has not been subject to as many policy restrictions as commercial timber. Therefore, its recent history is more representative of the impacts that unfettered forestry-sector development could have on households incomes and regional development. It than observes that many households have benefited from the expansion in bamboo production, but the poorest have not been the greatest benefactors. Furthermore, bamboo seems to have a role in development, but its importance declines as development progresses. These observations on bamboo do not reject the standard arguments about forestry as a development leader, However, they do prompt the authors to urge caution in their applications, particularly with regard to assistance for the very poorest.
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spelling CGSpace187602025-12-08T10:29:22Z Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector Ruíz Pérez, M. Belcher, B. Maoyi Fu Xiaosheng Yang forest management bamboos forestry poverty rural development rural welfare income distribution non-timber forest products The chapter begins with a summary of the state of rural poverty in China and the potential role of forestry. It continues with a general discussion of the bamboo sector and the evidence from the research regarding the household income effects of the rapid expansion on bamboo production. Bamboo in all of its many uses is the third most important forest products in China. It is a particularly useful product for inquiry because it has not been subject to as many policy restrictions as commercial timber. Therefore, its recent history is more representative of the impacts that unfettered forestry-sector development could have on households incomes and regional development. It than observes that many households have benefited from the expansion in bamboo production, but the poorest have not been the greatest benefactors. Furthermore, bamboo seems to have a role in development, but its importance declines as development progresses. These observations on bamboo do not reject the standard arguments about forestry as a development leader, However, they do prompt the authors to urge caution in their applications, particularly with regard to assistance for the very poorest. 2003 2012-06-04T09:08:47Z 2012-06-04T09:08:47Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18760 en Resources for the Future and Center for International Forestry Research Ruiz Perez, M., Belcher, B., Maoyi Fu, Xiaosheng Yang. 2003. Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector . In: Hyde, William F., Jintao Xu, Belcher, B.(eds.). China's forests: global lessons from market reforms. :151-176. Washington, DC, Resources for the Future and CIFOR. ISBN: 1-891853-66-X..
spellingShingle forest management
bamboos
forestry
poverty
rural development
rural welfare
income distribution
non-timber forest products
Ruíz Pérez, M.
Belcher, B.
Maoyi Fu
Xiaosheng Yang
Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector
title Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector
title_full Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector
title_fullStr Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector
title_full_unstemmed Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector
title_short Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector
title_sort forestry poverty and rural development perspectives from the bamboo subsector
topic forest management
bamboos
forestry
poverty
rural development
rural welfare
income distribution
non-timber forest products
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18760
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