Economics of Forestry in an Evolving Society

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5771666
AutoresPaul A Samuelson (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, autor de correspondencia)
Año1976
Volumen14
Número4
Páginas466-492
Fecha de publicación1976-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEconomic Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0095-2583 • E-ISSN: 1465-7295
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1465-7295.1976.tb00437.x
OpenAlexW1995724625
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas71
Referencias citadas19

A debate that has raged for centuries is unlikely to be resolved by me in one lecture. However, I shall do my best to set forth the issues and indicate what ought to be the crucial factors that a jury should consider in rendering its verdict on the matter. The issue is one between forestry experts and the general public on the one side and professional economists and profit-conscious businessmen on the other. At first blush this would seem to suggest that economists are on the side of the interests and are not themselves members of the human race. But, as I hope to show, sound economic analysis is needed to do justice to the cases put forward by either of the adversary parties

Arms race · Verdict · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Economic Theory and Institutions · Forest Management and Policy