Natural Resources, Growth and Spatially-Based Development : A View of the Literature

This paper reviews natural resource "curse", economic growth and related spatial issues literature. Empirical work has established the presence of a negative relationship between growth and natural resource richness. Economic theory suggests a range of explanations: 1) resource booms may i...

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Main Authors: Nelson, B., Behar, A.
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9175