Abstract
This book is a compilation of policy analyses on shifting cultivation throughout South and Southeast Asia. It is hoped that the availability of these analyses of past and present policies will help governments to formulate better informed policies towards shifting cultivation, that will ultimately contribute to both poverty reduction amongst upland peoples and improved conservation of the forests on which they depend for their livelihoods. The book has 52 chapters and includes a botanical index, an ethnic group index, and a general subject index.