An examination of forest policy in a selection of major forestry jurisdictions, primarily the major competitors in world softwood markets. The policy discussions include forest management, timber pricing and export policy, environmental standards, land ownership and use, and the institutional setting relating to government agencies, taxation, labour and capital.
Introduction - framework for forest policy comparisons; US South; US Pacific Northwest; British Columbia; Alberta; New Zealand; Sweden; Finland; Chile; Russia; Wrapping up.