Agricultural development in Central America is based on extensive growth, supported by macroeconomic policies that marginalize small peasants. Deforestation, erosion and resource depletion are particularly severe. This book offers a comprehensive review of the perspectives for state policies and local action to enhance sustainable agriculture. Macroeconomi conditions and institutional arrangements for the establishment of sustainable production systems in different eco-regional settings (hillsides, humid tropics, frontier areas) are discussed, as well as policy instruments to improve property rights, management rules and financial mechanisms to enhance sustainable resource use.
- ISBN10 1283651394
- ISBN13 9781283651394
- Publish Date 1 January 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 25 February 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Palgrave MacMillan
- Format eBook
- Pages 243
- Language English