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The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society
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Ranjith Bandara and Clem Tisdell
November 2005
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
ISSN 1327-8231 WORKING PAPERS ON ECONOMICS, ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Working Paper No. 133
The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society
by
Ranjith Bandara† and Clem Tisdell*
†
Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka. Email: rbandara@econ.cmb.ac.lk * School of Economics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072 QLD, Australia. Email: c.tisdell@economics.uq.edu.au
WORKING PAPERS IN THE SERIES, Economics, Ecology and the Environment are published by the School of Economics, University of Queensland, 4072, Australia, as follow up to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Project 40 of which Professor Clem Tisdell was the Project Leader. Views expressed in these working papers are those of their authors and not necessarily of any of the organisations associated with the Project. They should not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the Project Leader. It is planned to publish contributions to this series over the next few years. Research for ACIAR project 40, Economic Impact and Rural Adjustments to Nature Conservation (Biodiversity) Programmes: A Case Study of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China was sponsored by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), GPO Box 1571, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia. The research for ACIAR project 40 has led in part, to the research being carried out in this current series. For more information write to Emeritus Professor Clem Tisdell, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society
Abstract Reviews the literature to provide an overview of
ECONOMICS, ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Working Paper No. 133
The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society
by
Ranjith Bandara and Clem Tisdell
November 2005
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
ISSN 1327-8231 WORKING PAPERS ON ECONOMICS, ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Working Paper No. 133
The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society
by
Ranjith Bandara† and Clem Tisdell*
†
Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka. Email: rbandara@econ.cmb.ac.lk * School of Economics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072 QLD, Australia. Email: c.tisdell@economics.uq.edu.au
WORKING PAPERS IN THE SERIES, Economics, Ecology and the Environment are published by the School of Economics, University of Queensland, 4072, Australia, as follow up to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Project 40 of which Professor Clem Tisdell was the Project Leader. Views expressed in these working papers are those of their authors and not necessarily of any of the organisations associated with the Project. They should not be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the Project Leader. It is planned to publish contributions to this series over the next few years. Research for ACIAR project 40, Economic Impact and Rural Adjustments to Nature Conservation (Biodiversity) Programmes: A Case Study of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China was sponsored by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), GPO Box 1571, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia. The research for ACIAR project 40 has led in part, to the research being carried out in this current series. For more information write to Emeritus Professor Clem Tisdell, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society
Abstract Reviews the literature to provide an overview of
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