Edited by Keijiro Otsuka and Frank Place 389 pages / 2001 $38.00 paperback / ISBN 0-8018-6747-9 $69.00 hardcover / ISBN 0-8018-6746-0 Pricing for U.S. only. Foreign pricing also available. Published for IFPRI and distributed by Johns Hopkins University Press.	• ABOUT THIS BOOK • WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK • ABOUT THE AUTHORS • DETAILED HIGHLIGHTS • ORDER THE BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK The devastating environmental effects of deforestation and the exploitation of other natural resources in the developing world have been well documented, yet their impact on local communities has received far less attention. This volume fills this gap by looking at how land degradation and deforestation are being addressed at the local level, where households have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. Through a comparison of Asia and Africa, Land Tenure and Natural Resource Management examines the evolution of land tenure institutions within diverse cultural, natural, and policy environments. Specific topics include the evolution of customary land tenure, the impacts of land tenure policies, and common property management. The editors conclude that the best strategy for managing land and forest resources lies in promoting the establishment of property rights and investment in the improvement of the natural resource base. Topics Include: Issues and Theoretical Framework; Quantitative Methodology; Agroforestry Management in Ghana; Agroforestry Management in Sumatra; Tree and Cropland Management in Malawi; Customary and Private Land Management in Uganda; Management of State Land and Privatization in Vietnam; Common Property Forest Management in the Hill Region of Nepal; Timber Forest Management in Nepal and Japan; Toward New Paradigms of Land and Tree Resource Management. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Keijiro Otsuka is a professorial fellow at the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development in Japan. Frank Place is an economist with the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry in Kenya. Contributors: J. B. Aidoo, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; Yoko Kijima, Michigan State University; Redge Masupayi, Bunda College, Malawi; Trung M. Nguyen, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development, Hanoi; Keijiro Otsuka, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, Japan; Ellen Payongayong, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C.; Frank Place, Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya; Ridish Pokharel, Michigan State University; Agnes Quisumbing, International Food Policy Research Institute;Santosh Rayamajhi, Insittute of Forestry, Nepal; Takeshi Sakurai, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Japan; Joe Ssenteza, Forestry Research Institute, Uganda; S. Suyanto, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Indonesia; Towa Tachibana, Hokkaido University, Japan; Thomas P. Tomich, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, Kenya; Hari K. Upadhyaya, Center for Environmental and Agricultural Policy, Nepal. DETAILED HIGHLIGHTS For more detailed highlights of the book, see Food Policy Statement 34.
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