Social and Economical Aspects of Miombo Woodland Management in Southern Africa: Options and Opportunities for Research

Peter A. Dewees

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[Chapter 1]
Background

[Chapter 2]
Local management of miombo resources: an introduction

[Chapter 3]
Institutional change, tenure, and access to woodland resources

[Chapter 4]
Economics of the household, and woodland use and management

[Chapter 5]
Woodland management for the market

[Chapter 6]
Longer term social, economic and environmental changes

[Chapter 7]
Policy, legislation and macroeconomic impacts on woodlands

[Chapter 8]
Woodland research options and opportunities: a summary

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