Edward B. Barbier

Natural Resources and Economic Development

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 I 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 II develops models to analyse the key economic factors underlying land expansion and water use in developing countries. Part III 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 616g
• ISBN-13: 9780521706513
• ISBN-10: 0521706513
• Artikelnr.: 22743463

Autorenporträt

Edward B. Barbier is currently the John S. Bugas Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Finance, University of Wyoming. He has over twenty years' experience as an environmental and resource economist, working mainly on the economics of environment and development issues.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
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.

Rezensionen

'Barbier's book begins by posing the following key query: Why is it that, despite the salience of natural capital for sustainable economic development, increasing reliance on natural resources seems to impact negatively on economic growth and development in today's low-and middle-income nations? … he offers and discusses in considerable detail what he calls the frontier expansion hypothesis, using an interesting theoretical model to demonstrate that 'under certain conditions frontier expansion in a small open economy can be associated with sustained growth' … this is a clearly written and interesting book on a subject of considerable contemporary significance.' Development Policy Review