Book contents
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Overview
- 1 Natural Resources and Developing CountriesAn Overview
- 2 Natural Resource-Based Economic Development in History
- 3 Does Natural Resource Dependence Hinder Economic Development?
- 4 Frontier Expansion and Economic Development
- Part II Land and Water Use Change
- Part III Policies for Sustainable Resource-Based Development
- References
- Index
3 - Does Natural Resource Dependence Hinder Economic Development?
from Part I - Overview
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2019
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Overview
- 1 Natural Resources and Developing CountriesAn Overview
- 2 Natural Resource-Based Economic Development in History
- 3 Does Natural Resource Dependence Hinder Economic Development?
- 4 Frontier Expansion and Economic Development
- Part II Land and Water Use Change
- Part III Policies for Sustainable Resource-Based Development
- References
- Index
Summary
The introductory chapter highlights the structural dependence of many low- and middle-income economies on natural resource exploitation. Chapter 2 reviews many theories that, on the whole, suggest that natural resource exploitation has been the main feature of economic development and trade in the developing world historically. These theories generally suggest that the exploitation of the natural resources of a country is, at the very least, an important first step in its economic development.
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- Natural Resources and Economic Development , pp. 107 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019