THEORETICAL EXPECTATIONS

TRICHOTOMY FORM 

FACTORS CONSIDERED DIRECT AGENTS OF DEFORESTATION

BELIZE

RICA

EL SALVADOR

GUETEMALA

DURAS

RAGUA

MA

TRAL AMERICA

1-- ARABLE AND PERMANENT CROPLAND

S

S

S

S

S

S

2--PERMANENT PASTURE LAND

S

S

S

S

S

S

3--GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

S

S

S

S

S

S

4--TOTAL PAVED ROAD AND RAILROAD LENGTH

S

S

S

S

S

S

5--AGRICULTURAL TRADE BALANCE

S

S

S

S

S

S

6--BOVINE MEAT TRADE BALANCE

S

S

S

S

S

S

7--EXTERNAL DEBT

S

S

S

S

S

S

8--ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION

S

S

S

S

S

S

9--FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL PRODUCTION

S

S

S

S

S

S

10--INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION

S

S

S

S

S

S

11--TOTAL POPULATION

S

S

S

S

S

S

LOCAL AVERAGE RULE PERCEPTIONS

LOCAL OFFICIALS 

FACTORS CONSIDERED DIRECT AGENTS OF DEFORESTATION

BELIZE

RICA

EL SALVADOR

GUETEMALA

DURAS

RAGUA

MA

TRAL AMERICA

1-- EXPANSION OF THE AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER

I

VI

VI

VI

VI

VI

2--EXPANSION OF CATTLE RANCHING FRONTIER

I

I

VI

I

VI

I

3--LEVELS OF NATIONAL INCOME

I

I

I

I

I

I

4--CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND RAILROAD TRACKS

I

NI

I

I

NI

I

5--EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

I

I

I

I

NI

I

6--EXPORTS OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

I

NI

I

I

I

I

7--EXTERNAL DEBT

NI

I

I

I

I

I

8--PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF ROUNDWOOD

I

I

I

I

I

I

9--PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL

I

VI

VI

VI

VI

I

10--PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD

I

I

I

I

I

I

11--POPULATION LEVELS

I

VI

I

I

I

I

THEORY-LOCAL AVERAGE PERCEPTION TYPOLOGIES

TRICHOTOMY FORM

FACTORS CONSIDERED DIRECT AGENTS OF DEFORESTATION

BELIZE

RICA

EL SALVADOR

GUETEMALA

DURAS

RAGUA

MA

TRAL AMERICA

1-- ARABLE AND PERMANENT CROPLAND

SI

SVI

SVI

SVI

SVI

SVI

2--PERMANENT PASTURE LAND

SI

SI

SVI

SI

SVI

SI

3--GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

SI

SI

SI

SI

SI

SI

4--TOTAL PAVED ROAD AND RAILROAD LENGTH

SI

SNI

SI

SI

SNI

SI

5--AGRICULTURAL TRADE BALANCE

SI

SI

SI

SI

SNI

SI

6--BOVINE MEAT TRADE BALANCE

SI

SNI

SI

SI

SI

SI

7--EXTERNAL DEBT

SNI

SI

SI

SI

SI

SI

8--ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION

SI

SI

SI

SI

SI

SI

9--FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL PRODUCTION

SI

SVI

SVI

SVI

SVI

SI

10--INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION

SI

SI

SI

SI

SI

SI

11--TOTAL POPULATION

SI

SVI

SI

SI

SI

SI