Book contents
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Overview
- Part II Land and Water Use Change
- 5 Explaining Land Use Change in Developing Countries
- 6 The Economics of Land Conversion
- 7 Does Water Availability Constrain Economic Development?
- Part III Policies for Sustainable Resource-Based Development
- References
- Index
5 - Explaining Land Use Change in Developing Countries
from Part II - Land and Water Use Change
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2019
Book contents
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Overview
- Part II Land and Water Use Change
- 5 Explaining Land Use Change in Developing Countries
- 6 The Economics of Land Conversion
- 7 Does Water Availability Constrain Economic Development?
- Part III Policies for Sustainable Resource-Based Development
- References
- Index
Summary
The main aim of the first four chapters comprising Part I of this book was to address a key paradox facing present-day low- and middle-income economies: Why is it that, despite the importance of natural capital for sustainable economic development, increasing economic dependence on natural resource exploitation appears to be a hindrance to growth and development in poor countries?
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- Natural Resources and Economic Development , pp. 199 - 222Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019