Scarcity and frontiers: how economies have developed through natural resource exploitation
Auteur :
Barbier, Edward B.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521877732
Date de publication :
23 déc. 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,9 x 4,0 cm
Poids :
1300 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Throughout much of history, a critical driving force behind global economic development has been the response of society to the scarcity of key natural resources. This book provides a fascinating account of the contribution that natural resource exploitation has made to economic development in key eras of world history.