Natural Resources and Economic Development

Edward B. Barbier

410 pages, parution le 28/11/2005

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Natural Resources and Economic Development explores a key paradox: why is natural resource exploitation not yielding greater benefits to the poor economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America? Part One examines this paradox both through a historical review of resource use and development and through examining current theories which explain the under-performance of today's resource-abundant economies, and proposes a frontier expansion hypothesis as an alternative explanation. Part Two develops models to analyse the key economic factors underlying land expansion and water use in developing countries. Part Three explores further the 'dualism within dualism' structure of resource dependency, rural poverty and resource degradation within developing countries, and through illustrative country case-studies, proposes policy and institutional reforms necessary for successful resource-based development.

The first comprehensive analysis of natural resource use and economic development in poor countries

Written in an accessible style that will appeal to policy makers, development experts and social scientists as well as to economists

New and important insights into why natural resource exploitation is not more successful in developing economies

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List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Natural resources and developing countries: an overview
Natural resource-based economic development in history
Does natural resource dependence hinder economic development?
Frontier expansion and economic development
Explaining land use change in developing countries
The economics of land conversion
Does water availability constrain economic development?
Rural poverty and resource degradation
Can frontier-based development be successful?
Policies for sustainable resource-based development in poor economies
References
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Edward B. Barbier
Parution	28/11/2005
Nb. de pages	410
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	806g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521823135
ISBN13	978-0-521-82313-5