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UNFAO |
Latvian Forest Service |
A macroeconomic survey of the forestry sector in Latvia
Hans G Buys
Economic Component Consultancy
March 1999
The conclusions and recommendations presented here are those of the author and do not represent the official policy of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations or the Government of the Latvia. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Acronyms and abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Forest sector backgroundDevelopment Objectives
Caveat to Survey Approach
Report structure
General ConceptsForestland resource ownership and valuation
Forest management objectives
Wood products manufacturing objectives
Non-wood products objectives
Forest land revenue objectives
OwnershipMacroeconomic survey
Valuation
Stumpage Calculation and Collection
General Macroeconomic IndicatorsValue-added Forestry
Forest sector performance indicators
Employment and incomes
Corruption
Capital investment and structure
Financial capital markets
Foreign Exchange
Value-added principleConstraints to investment
Factors affecting forest sector value-added
Maximising value-added
Forest sector economic contributions
Political RiskConclusions
Economic Risk
Forest Management
Forest tenures
Stumpage
Human resources
Financing
Globalisation and competitiveness
Annex I: Glossary
Annex II: References
