Screen LibraryNatural resources and economic development
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK |
| Publication Dates: | 2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xvi, 410 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0511134797 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader) 9780511134791 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader) 0521823137 9780521823135 |
| Index Number: | F112 |
| CLC: | F112.1 |
| Call Number: | F112.1/B236 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-400) and 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 |