Barbier, Edward B. <br/><br/>
Natural resources and economic development / 
Edward B. Barbier, 
 - New York:  CUP,  2005. 
 - xvi, 410 p.  PB 
<br/><br/>1. Natural resources and developing countries : an overview --<br/>2. Natural resource-based economic development in history --<br/>3. Does natural resource dependence hinder economic development? --<br/>4. Frontier expansion and economic development --<br/>5. Explaining land use change in developing countries --<br/>6. The economics of land conversion --<br/>7. Does water availability constrain economic development? --<br/>8. Rural poverty and resource degradation --<br/>9. Can frontier-based development be successful? --<br/>10. Policies for sustainable resource-based development in poor economies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780521706513 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>	 Natural resources. Economic development -- Environmental aspects
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.7091724  / BAR/N