Forests and Livelihoods: The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in Developing Countries. By Solon L. Barraclough and Krishna B. Ghimire. Basingstoke: Macmillan Press, 1995. Pp.xiii + 259. £45 and £14.95. ISBN 0 333 62889 6 and 62890 X Disaster and Development in the Horn of Africa. Edited by...

Since the 1960s the per capita incomes of the resource-poor countries have grown significantly faster than those of the resource-abundant countries. In fact, in recent years economic growth has been inversely proportional to the share of natural resource rents in GDP, so that the small...

Since the 1960s the per capita incomes of the resource-poor countries have grown significantly faster than those of the resource-abundant countries. In fact, in recent years economic growth has been inversely proportional to the share of natural resource rents in GDP, so that the small...