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Natural resources and economic development

By: Barbier, Edward BMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005Description: xvi, 410 pages : illustrationsISBN: 0511134282 ; 9780511134289 ; 0511134797 ; 9780511134791 ; 9780521823135 ; 0521823137Subject(s): Natural resources -- Developing countries | Developing countries -- Economic policy | Developing countries -- Economic conditionsDDC classification: 333.7

Contents:

1. Natural resources and developing countries : an overview -- 2. Natural resource-based economic development in history -- 3. Does natural resource dependence hinder economic development? -- 4. Frontier expansion and economic development -- 5. Explaining land use change in developing countries -- 6. The economics of land conversion -- 7. Does water availability constrain economic development? -- 8. Rural poverty and resource degradation -- 9. Can frontier-based development be successful? -- 10. Policies for sustainable resource-based development in poor economies.

Summary: Why is natural resource exploitation not yielding greater benefits to the poor economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America? This book's historical review of resource use and development examines current theories explaining under-performance of today's resource-abundant economies. After developing models to analyze the key economic factors underlying land expansion and water use in developing countries, Edward Barbier explores their resource dependency, rural poverty and resource degradation and proposes reforms for successful resource-based development.

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Includes index

1. Natural resources and developing countries : an overview --
2. Natural resource-based economic development in history --
3. Does natural resource dependence hinder economic development? --
4. Frontier expansion and economic development --
5. Explaining land use change in developing countries --
6. The economics of land conversion --
7. Does water availability constrain economic development? --
8. Rural poverty and resource degradation --
9. Can frontier-based development be successful? --
10. Policies for sustainable resource-based development in poor economies.

Why is natural resource exploitation not yielding greater benefits to the poor economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America? This book's historical review of resource use and development examines current theories explaining under-performance of today's resource-abundant economies. After developing models to analyze the key economic factors underlying land expansion and water use in developing countries, Edward Barbier explores their resource dependency, rural poverty and resource degradation and proposes reforms for successful resource-based development.

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