Natural Resources: Neither Curse Nor Destiny

by William F. Maloney and Daniel Lederman

Book Overview

For almost as long as economics has been a profession, the role of natural resources in the promotion of economic growth has been among the core issues of development theory. Some newer theories suggest that natural riches produce institutional weaknesses as various social groups attempt to capture the economic rents derived from the exploitation of natural resources. Since the 1960s, some analysts have argued that resource-rich developing countries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804757097
• ISBN13: 9780804757096
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Stanford Economics and Finance
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"