Includes bibliographical references and index.

A legislative perspective / Timothy E. Wirth -- The role of the multilateral lending agency / Herman Daly -- The role of economic incentives policy / Thomas H. Tietenberg. Commentary / Jessica T. Mathews -- Reducing deforestation in Latin America : the role of the inter-American Development Bank / Kari Keipi -- Alternative rainforest uses / John O. Browder -- Deforestation : a Brazilian perspective / Tadeu Valadares. Commentary / Marc J. Dourojeanni -- Debt-for-environment swaps : pros and cons : introductory remarks / Thomas E. Lovejoy -- A Congressional perspective / John Edward Porter -- Issues in East-West debt-for-nature swaps : the case of Poland / Richard A. Liroff -- The Brady Plan, World Bank adjustment lending, and conservation investments in the developing world / Bruce Rich. Commentary / Thomas E. Lovejoy. Mexico City's program to reduce air pollution / Fernando Menendez Garza -- The possibilities and limits of environmental protection in Mexico / Richard A. Nuccio -- Air pollution and urban transportation / Robert Yuhnke. Commentary / Rene Costales.