Kneese, Allen V.; Sweeney, James L. - In: Handbook of natural resource and energy economics : volume 2, (pp. xi-xvi). 1985
Natural resources have been studied by economists from the earliest days of the profession. They have been seen as providing the basis for national prosperity, power, and wealth. The ability to harness energy in new ways has been recognized as a major, if not the major, factor underlying the...