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The Environmental Resource Curse Hypothesis : The Forest Case
Delacote, Philippe; Damette, Olivier - 2009
The resource curse hypothesis relies on the resource-rich countries tendency to grow slower than resource-poor countries. Focusing on forest issues, this paper extends the resource curse hypothesis to environmental degradation: how do forest endowment and forest harvesting affect deforestation?...
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Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Meena, M.; Singh, Krishna M. - 2015
The natural resources of most developing countries are under increasing stress, and many nations are increasingly concerned about achieving environmental sustainability through efficient use of land and water resources. As population is escalating very fast and consumer demand for high value...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014159196
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Challenges of wealth-based sustainability metrics : a critical appraisal
McLaughlin, Eoin; Ducoing, Cristián; Hanley, Nick - 2024
There has been widespread debate about whether the way in which we measure economic activity is fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. One aspect of this debate is to move away from measuring a nation's income (GDP) towards monitoring a nation's assets (their inclusive wealth), as a better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014502348
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Chapter 22 The economics of agriculture in developing countries: The role of the environment
López, Ramón - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 2, part A, …, (pp. 1213-1247). 2002
endogenous evolution of rural environmental institutions (e.g., property rights) that may impinge upon agricultural productivity … poor tropical areas where the agricultural and natural resource base is fragile and the rural institutions are both …
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Conceptualizing the developmental state in resource-rich sub-Saharan Africa
Ghebremusse, Sara - In: Law and development review 8 (2015) 2, pp. 467-502
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Good institutions and tax revenue outcomes in resource-rich countries : when "good" is not enough
Chachu, Daniel Ofoe - 2021
on the subject notwithstanding, there is limited exploration of the specific types of institutions critical for improving … fiscal capacity in resourcerich contexts. This paper investigates which types of institutions moderate the adverse effect of … find evidence of a mitigating role for 'constraints on executive power' and 'democracy'. Other covariates found to be …
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The challenges and implications of sustainable development in Africa : policy options for Nigeria
Kanayo, Ogujiuba; Kizito, Ehigiamusoe Uyi; Udefuna, Patrick - In: Journal of economic cooperation & development 34 (2013) 4, pp. 77-111
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Inclusive growth, human capital development and natural resource rent in SSA
Raheem, Ibrahim Dolapo; Isah, Kazeem O.; Adedeji, … - In: Economic change and restructuring : empirical and … 51 (2018) 1, pp. 29-48
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Energy justice and economic growth : does democracy matter?
Opoku, Eric Evans Osei; Acheampong, Alex O. - In: Journal of policy modeling : JPMOD ; a social science … 45 (2023) 1, pp. 160-186
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First Year of the Living Income Differential in Ghana’s Cocoa Sector : Critical Sustainability and Livelihood Issues
Duho, King Carl Tornam - 2021
Poverty continues to persist among the smallholder farmers in the cocoa sector, especially among the West African cocoa-producing countries. Despite the sector’s contribution to economic development, the smallholder farmers are yet to record any tangible improvement in their welfare and...
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