Natural Resource Curse in Nepal with Emphasis on Deforestation and Violence

For many decades, economists have discussed the role of agricultural productivity and natural resources in economic development. By the late 20th century, various studies showed the poor growth experience of resource-rich countries in the post- world war-II period. Doppellhofer (2000) concluded that...

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Main Author: Pathak, Abhinav
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Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2011
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Deforestation
Nepal
Applied Econonmics
resource curse hypothesis
Economics
Iceland
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spelling ftutahsudc:oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:gradreports-1052 2023-06-11T04:13:06+02:00 Natural Resource Curse in Nepal with Emphasis on Deforestation and Violence Pathak, Abhinav 2011-08-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/55 https://doi.org/10.26076/2d15-d3c9 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/gradreports/article/1052/viewcontent/AbhinavPathak_planB.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@USU https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/55 doi:10.26076/2d15-d3c9 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/gradreports/article/1052/viewcontent/AbhinavPathak_planB.pdf Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact the Institutional Repository Librarian at digitalcommons@usu.edu. All Graduate Plan B and other Reports Deforestation Nepal Applied Econonmics resource curse hypothesis Economics text 2011 ftutahsudc https://doi.org/10.26076/2d15-d3c9 2023-05-04T17:32:43Z For many decades, economists have discussed the role of agricultural productivity and natural resources in economic development. By the late 20th century, various studies showed the poor growth experience of resource-rich countries in the post- world war-II period. Doppellhofer (2000) concluded that none of the countries with extremely abundant natural resources in 1970 grew rapidly for the next 20 years, with the exception of Malaysia, Mauritius and Iceland. Other studies that yielded similar conclusions include Auty (1990), Gelb (1988), Sachs and Warner (1995, 1999), and Gylfason et al. (1999). This phenomenon of lower economic growth among resource abundant countries is known as a resource curse. Text Iceland Utah State University: DigitalCommons@USU
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Nepal
Applied Econonmics
resource curse hypothesis
Economics
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Nepal
Applied Econonmics
resource curse hypothesis
Economics
Pathak, Abhinav
Natural Resource Curse in Nepal with Emphasis on Deforestation and Violence
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Nepal
Applied Econonmics
resource curse hypothesis
Economics
description For many decades, economists have discussed the role of agricultural productivity and natural resources in economic development. By the late 20th century, various studies showed the poor growth experience of resource-rich countries in the post- world war-II period. Doppellhofer (2000) concluded that none of the countries with extremely abundant natural resources in 1970 grew rapidly for the next 20 years, with the exception of Malaysia, Mauritius and Iceland. Other studies that yielded similar conclusions include Auty (1990), Gelb (1988), Sachs and Warner (1995, 1999), and Gylfason et al. (1999). This phenomenon of lower economic growth among resource abundant countries is known as a resource curse.
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