Identifying the role of natural resources in knowledge-based strategies of development

Knowledge has adopted a preferential role in the explanation of development while the evidence about the effect of natural resources in countries’ performance is more controversial in the economic literature. This paper tries to demonstrate that natural resources may positively affect growth in countries with a strong natural resources specialization pattern although the magnitude of these effects depend on the type of resources and on other aspects related to the production and innovation systems. The positive trajectory described by a set of national economies mainly specialized in natural resources and low-tech industries invites us to analyze what is the combination of factors that serves as engine for a sustainable development process. With panel data for the period 1996-2008 we estimate an applied growth model where both traditional factors and other more related to innovation and absorptive capabilities are taken into account. Our empirical findings show that according to the postulates of a knowledge-based approach, a framework that combines physical and intangible factors is more suitable for the definition of development strategies in those prosperous economies dominated by natural resources and connected activities, while the internationalization process of activities and technologies become also a very relevant aspect.

Prospectus : state long-range natural resources plan.

"May, 1973."

Remote sensing of natural resources.

Mode of access: Internet.

Effects of waste water disposal, Fruitvale Oil Field, Kern County: cooperative water quality investigation, conducted by U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Geological Survey and the Dept. of Water Resources.

At head of title: State of California, the Resources Agency of California, Dept. of Water Resources.

The physical and economic foundation of natural resources.

A collection of papers by eminent authorities, prepared for the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Michigan natural resources.

Mode of access: Internet.

Uncle Sam in the Pacific Northwest; Federal management of natural resources in the Columbia River Valley.

Mode of access: Internet.

Pamphlets on conservation of natural resources.

Mode of access: Internet.

"Click it or Ticket" program evaluation : June 2002 observational survey results / compiled and prepared by Illinois Dept. of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety, Evaluation Unit.

"August 2002"--Cover.

Alas, aguijones y cosas zanquilargas : insectos de Illinois

Introduces Illinois insects including the house fly, mosquito, grasshopper, dragonfly, praying mantis, monarch butterfly, firefly, honey bee, water strider, and ladybug.

An intensive survey of the Big Muddy River Basin: summer 1995/

"March 1997."

Ashland Flood Control Project : Village of Ashland, IL, Cass County /

"May 2009."

Busse Woods Reservoir : analysis of proposed prinicpal spillway modifications : executive summary /

Since 1974, several reports have recommended modification to Busse Woods Reservoir's principal spillway to provide additional flood protection downstream. Consequently, DuPage County (Ill.) constructed several flood control structures as part of its Lower Salt Creek Watershed Plan, making modification of the Busse Woods Dam the last component of the plan to be implemented.

Creating habitats and homes for Illinois wildlife /

Creating Habitats and Homes for Illinois Wildlife will inspire, instruct, and encourage you to enjoy and conserve the rich wildlife legacy of the Prairie State. It will give you the know-how and the confidence to plan projects that provide habitats and homes for wildlife and to sustain your work once it's complete. The help is here--in clear, concise words and stunning imagery--to guide your management of grasslands, woodlands, wetlands, croplands, or your own backyard for the benefit of wildlife.

Creatures of the night.

The information in this booklet may be useful to educators when teaching about animal and plant adaptations. Illinois Learning Standards Benchmarks: 12.B.1a, 12.B.1b, 12B.2a, 12B.2b.