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
4 - Frontier Expansion and 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 “stylized facts” reviewed in Chapter 1 suggest that the vast majority of low- and middle-income economies tend to be resource dependent, in terms of a high concentration of primary products to total exports, and that these economies appear to perform poorly. In addition, development in low- and middle-income countries is associated with land conversion and increased stress on freshwater resources, and a significant share of the rural population in developing economies is located in marginal agricultural areas.
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- Natural Resources and Economic Development , pp. 159 - 196Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019