Population and Natural Resources No 229, 2009/1 - 198 pagesPages 5 to 8EditorialPages 17 to 20IntroductionBy Jean-Philippe PlatteauPages 21 to 42Dealing with ChangeBy Jared DiamondPages 43 to 70Forest Degradation in the Himalayas and the Role of the StateBy Jean-Marie BalandPages 71 to 77Commentary on an Article by Jean-Marie BalandBy Eswaran SomanathanPages 79 to 85Commentary on an Article by Jean-Marie BalandBy Denis LoyerPages 87 to 135Confronting the Oil CurseBy Alan Gelb, Sina GrasmannPages 137 to 141Commentary on an Article by Alan Gelb and Sina GrasmannBy Thomas SternerPages 143 to 149Commentary on an Article by Alan Gelb and Sina GrasmannBy Pierre-Noël GiraudPages 151 to 170Encouraging Innovation through Investment and Solving the Conundrum of Rural FinanceBy Michael R. CarterPages 171 to 174Commentary on an Article by Michael CarterBy Michel GriffonPages 175 to 180Commentary on an Article by Michael CarterBy Ernest AryeeteyPages 181 to 196The Shattered Ideal of Good Governance: Consequences for Official Development AssistanceBy Nicolas Meisel, Jacques Ould Aoudia