Title | : | Scarcity and Frontiers |
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Author | : | Edward B. Barbier |
Release | : | 2013-11-06 |
Kind | : | ebook |
Genre | : | Economics, Books, Business & Personal Finance |
Size | : | 5880682 |
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. |