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Author Barbier, Edward, 1957-

Title Scarcity and frontiers : how economies have developed through natural resource exploitation / Edward B. Barbier
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 748 pages)
Contents Introduction : scarcity and frontiers -- The agricultural transition (from 10,000 BC to 3000 BC) -- The rise of cities (from 3000 BC to 1000 AD) -- The emergence of the world economy (from 1000 to 1500) -- Global frontiers and the rise of Western Europe (from 1500 to 1914) -- The Atlantic economy triangular trade (from 1500 to 1860) -- The golden age of resource-based development (from 1870 to 1914) -- The age of dislocation (from 1914 to 1950) -- The contemporary era (from 1950 to the present) -- Epilogue : the age of ecological scarcity?
Summary "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 and conserve more of these resources. However, economies have also responded to increasing scarcity by obtaining and developing more of these resources. Since the agricultural transition over 12,000 years ago, this exploitation of new 'frontiers' has often proved to be a pivotal human response to natural resource scarcity. This book provides a fascinating account of the contribution that natural resource exploitation has made to economic development in key eras of world history. This not only fills an important gap in the literature on economic history but also shows how we can draw lessons from these past epochs for attaining sustainable economic development in the world today"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- History
Natural resources.
Scarcity.
Economic development.
natural resources.
economic development.
NATURE -- Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
Agriculture -- Economic aspects
Economic development
Natural resources
Scarcity
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Ausbeutung
Natürliche Ressourcen
développement économique -- ressources naturelles -- exploitation -- origines -- 21e s. (début)
économie -- rareté -- ressources naturelles.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010035574
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