Resource Abundance and Economic Development

ISBN13: 9780199275786ISBN10: 0199275785 Paperback, 356 pages

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Since the 1960s the economies of the resource-poor nations have grown much faster than those of the resource-abundant nations. This book explains the disappointing performance of resource-abundant nations by extending the growth accounting framework to include natural and social capital.

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356 pages; 23 figures; ISBN13: 978-0-19-927578-6ISBN10: 0-19-927578-5

About the Author(s)

R. M. Auty is Professor of Economic Geography in the Department of Geography at Lancaster University.

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