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BL
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964640
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b719010
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| Main Entry
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Barbier, Edward,1957-
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| Title & Author
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Natural resources and economic development /\ Edward B. Barbier.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xvi, 410 pages)
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| ISBN
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0511134282
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: 0511136986
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: 0511754035
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: 0521823137
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: 1280308885
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: 9780511134289
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: 9780511134791
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: 9780511136986
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: 9780511324123
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: 9780511754036
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: 9780521823135
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: 9781280308888
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0521706513
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0521823137
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9780521706513
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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Natural Resources and Economic Development is the first comprehensive analysis of natural resource use and economic development in poor countries. It explores the reasons why natural resource exploitation is not yielding greater benefits to the economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America, and proposes institutional and policy reforms.
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Natural resources-- Developing countries.
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Ressources naturelles-- Pays en voie de développement.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Green Business.
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Economic history.
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Economic policy.
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Natural resources.
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NATURE-- Natural Resources.
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Naturgut-- Entwicklungsländer.
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Natürliche Ressourcen
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Natürliche Ressourcen-- Nachhaltigkeit-- Wirtschaftspolitik-- Entwicklungsländer.
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Natürliche Ressourcen-- Wirtschaftsentwicklung-- Entwicklungsländer.
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Ressourcenmanagement-- Entwicklungsländer.
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung-- Entwicklungsländer.
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung-- Natürliche Ressourcen-- Entwicklungsländer.
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Developing countries, Economic conditions.
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Developing countries, Economic policy.
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Pays en voie de développement, Conditions économiques.
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Pays en voie de développement, Politique économique.
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Developing countries.
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Entwicklungsländer, Natürliche Ressourcen, Nachhaltigkeit, Wirtschaftspolitik.
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Entwicklungsländer, Natürliche Ressourcen, Wirtschaftsentwicklung.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.7/09172/4
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| LC Classification
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HC59.7.B3355 2005eb
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| NLM classification
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83.63bcl
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