Scarcity and frontiers how economies have developed through natural resource exploitation

"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. Increasing scarcity raises the cost of exploiting existing natural resources and creates incentives in all economies to innovate an...

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Main Author: Barbier, Edward 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
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