Forest Strategy: Strategic Management and Sustainable Development for the Forest Sector

Contents. Aknowledgements. 1. General Introduction: Strategy for Developement. 1.1. Paradox and Policy. 1.2. Global Issues. 1.3. Conservation and Development. 1.4. The Strategy Process. Part I. The Forest Sector. Introduction to part I. 2. The Nature of the Forest Sector. 2.1 What is the Forest Sector? 2.2.Composition. 2.3. Interactions and Influence. 2.4. The role of People in the Sector. 2.5. Application of the Sector Concept. 3. Resources. 3.1. Endowment. 3.2. Allocation. 3.3. Renewal.4. Activities. 4.1. Subsectors. 4.2. Value Added. 4.3. Employment. 4.4. Capital Formation. 4.5. Trade. 5. Outputs. 5.1. Range and Diversity. 5.2. Demand. 5.3. Supply. 5.4.Sustainability. 6. Organizations and Institutions. 6.1. Organizations. Types of Organization. Forest Sector Organization. International Organizations. Organization Theory. 6.2. The Institutional Framework. Law, Custom and Practice. Policy and Programmes. Financial and Economic Arrangements. Education, Research and Data Handling. Participation, Conflicts and Leadership. 6.3. Sector Management. Management Style. Cohesion. The Mangement of Change. Sector Capacity. Growth and Development. 7. The Forest Sector as a System. 7.1. System characteristics. 7.2.Transformations. 7.3. Modelling. System Dynamics. Gap Analysis. Continuity of Supply and Sustainability. 7.4. System Development. Strategy Programmes and Projects. Development aims. Part II Strategy. Introduction to part II. 8. Strategic Ideas. 8.1. Origins. 8.2. Business Strategy. Functional Characteristics. Deliberate and Emergent Strategy. Strategy, Tactics and Operation. 8.3. Public Policy. Views of Public Policy. The Policy Process. Forest Policy. 8.4. Forest Strategy. Aims and Choices. Imperatives, Constraints and Priorities. The Strategy Process. 9. Strategic Methods. 9.1. Analysis. Sector Review. Transformations and Modelling. SWOT analysis. Participation. 9.2. Aims. Imperatives. Scenarios. Strategy Formulation. NFP Preparation. Forest Policy. 9.3. Action. Programme Development. Monitoring. Evaluation. 10. Strategy in Action. 10.1. Strategic Impact. 10.2. Institutional Arrangements. The role of government. A forest forum. Leadership. Programme Support. 10.3. Style. 10.4. The Way Ahead.