Titre du document / Document title

State policies and the preservation of forest cover: Lessons from contrasting public-policy regimes in Costa Rica = Politiques de l'Etat et la préservation de la couverture forestière : Leçons des différents régimes de politique publique au Costa Rica

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

BROCKETT Charles D. ⁽¹⁾ ; GOTTFRIED Robert R. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ University of the South, COSTA RICA

Résumé / Abstract

The AA. evaluate the impact of state policies on forest cover in Costa Rica, focusing on the influence of public policies on private incentives for preserving forest cover. Three periods are analyzed: the laissez-faire period when high rates of deforestation were largely unrestrained; the interventionist period when state policies created protection for some wildlands, especially with the creation of parks and reserves, but when many regulatory policies produced mixed results at best; and the current hybrid period featuring major policy changes and mixing market-oriented and interventionist approaches but not always in a coherent design. Despite significant successes, current policies appear unlikely to provide sufficient incentive to maintain the desired amount of forest cover unless the international community compensates Costa Ricans for the benefits that their forests provide the world.

Revue / Journal Title

Latin American research review    ISSN  0023-8791 

Source / Source

2002, vol. 37, n^o1, pp. 7-40 (5 p.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Latin American Studies Association, Pittsburgh, PA, ETATS-UNIS  (1965) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Deforestation ; Regulation ; Market ; Forest exploitation ; Private Entreprise ; Public policy ; Sustainability ; Forest conservation ; Protection of the environment ; Historical approach ; Costa Rica ; Central America ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Zone protégée ; Déboisement ; Régulation ; Marché ; Exploitation de la forêt ; Secteur privé ; Politique publique ; Soutenabilité ; Protection de la forêt ; Protection de l'environnement ; Approche historique ; Costa Rica ; Amérique centrale ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 23897, 35400010030592.0010