Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework: Natural Resources and Economic Development -- Chapter 2: Taxation and Fiscal Policy Understand the Resource Curse -- Chapter 3: Trade: The role of External Sector in Development -- Chapter 4: Human Capital and Knowledge: Education, practical learning and...

Is the "natural resource curse" destiny? Are different ways to link natural resources and economic development? Using two particular regions as case studies, this edited collection examines the divergent development paths of natural resource rich countries over the past two centuries. Bolivia,...

This chapter traces the main sustainability trends of the five countries analyzed in this book. The starting point is to understand sustainability as main measure of development, diminishing the role of GDP or Income. In order to address these concerns, the chapter utilizes mainstream indicators...

We introduce a new database of historical Genuine Savings (GS), an indicator of sustainable development promoted by the World Bank and widely used in contemporary economic research. GS derives from the theoretical work on wealth accounting, and addresses shortcomings in conventional metrics of...