Economics of Sustainable Development Risk, Resources, and Governance

Content: 
Front-matter, Pages i,iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
About the Editors, Page xix
About the Authors, Pages xxi-xxvi
Foreword, Pages xxvii-xxviii, Keijiro Otsuka
Preface and Acknowledgments, Pages xxix-xxxi, Arsenio M. Balisacan, Ujjayant Chakravorty, Majah-Leah V. Ravago
Chapter 1 - The Principles and Practice of Sustainable Economic Development: Overview and Synthesis, Pages 3-10, Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Arsenio M. Balisacan, Ujjayant Chakravorty
Chapter 2 - Reflections on the Foundations of Development Policy Analysis, Pages 11-45, James A. Roumasset
Chapter 3 - Scarcity, Security, and Sustainable Development, Pages 49-66, Lee H. Endress
Chapter 4 - The Economics of Fossil Fuels and Pollution, Pages 67-75, Ujjayant Chakravorty, Yazhen Gong
Chapter 5 - Integrated Groundwater Resource Management, Pages 77-89, James A. Roumasset, Christopher A. Wada
Chapter 6 - Optimal Joint Management of Interdependent Resources: Groundwater Versus Kiawe (Prosopis pallida), Pages 91-104, Kimberly M. Burnett, James A. Roumasset, Christopher A. Wada
Chapter 7 - Win–Win Solutions for Reforestation and Maize Farming: A Case Study of Nan, Thailand, Pages 105-122, Sittidaj Pongkijvorasin, Khemarat Talerngsri Teerasuwannajak
Chapter 8 - The Role of Institutions in Natural Resource Use, Pages 125-136, Nori Tarui
Chapter 9 - Public Choice and the Generalized Resource Curse, Pages 137-160, Majah-Leah V. Ravago, James A. Roumasset
Chapter 10 - Governing Commercial Agriculture in Africa: The Challenges of Coordinating Investments and Selecting Investors, Pages 161-187, Marilou Uy
Chapter 11 - Land Confiscations and Land Reform in Natural-Order States, Pages 189-200, Sumner La Croix
Chapter 12 - Regional Integration and Illicit Economy in Fragile Nations: Perspectives from Afghanistan and Myanmar, Pages 201-213, Manabu Fujimura
Chapter 13 - Corruption, Transactions Costs, and Network Relationships: Governance Challenges for Thailand, Pages 215-235, Sirilaksana Khoman
Chapter 14 - The Role of Agricultural Economists in Sustaining Bad Programs, Pages 239-245, Brian Wright
Chapter 15 - Agricultural R&D Policy and Long-Run Food Security, Pages 247-260, Julian M. Alston, William J. Martin, Philip G. Pardey
Chapter 16 - Energy and Agriculture: Evolving Dynamics and Future Implications, Pages 261-291, Siwa Msangi, Mark W. Rosegrant
Chapter 17 - Trends and Fluctuations in Agricultural Price Distortions, Pages 293-309, Kym Anderson
Chapter 18 - Getting the Price of Thai Rice Right: Episode II, Pages 311-328, Suthad Setboonsarng
Chapter 19 - Philippine Rice Self-Sufficiency Program: Pitfalls and Remedies, Pages 329-348, Ramon L. Clarete
Chapter 20 - Production Specialization and Market Participation of Smallholder Agricultural Households in Developing Countries, Pages 349-367, Upali Wickramasinghe
Chapter 21 - Deviant Behavior: A Century of Philippine Industrialization, Pages 371-400, Emmanuel S. de Dios, Jeffrey G. Williamson
Chapter 22 - Bundling Drought Tolerance and Index Insurance to Reduce Rural Household Vulnerability to Drought, Pages 401-414, Travis J. Lybbert, Michael R. Carter
Chapter 23 - Have Natural Disasters Become Deadlier?, Pages 415-444, Raghav Gaiha, Kenneth Hill, Ganesh Thapa, Varsha S. Kulkarni
Chapter 24 - The Growth–Poverty Nexus: Multidimensional Poverty in the Philippines, Pages 445-468, Arsenio M. Balisacan
Chapter 25 - Poverty Reduction and the Composition of Growth in the Mekong Economies, Pages 469-482, Peter Warr
Index, Pages 483-499