Natural resources and pro-poor growth
Subtitle: the economics and politics.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.; OECD-DAC Network on Development Co-operation and Environment.
Series: DAC guidelines and reference series; DAC guidelines and reference series
Publisher: OECD Publishing; Brand: OECD Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9789264041820
Subjects: Natural resources -- Developing countries -- Management; Natural resources -- Political aspects -- Developing countries; Economic development -- Developing countries; Recursos naturales -- Aspectos políticos; Developing countries -- Economic policy
Other titles: Ressources naturelles et croissance pro-pauvres :
Description: This publication demonstrates that natural resources can contribute to growth, employment, exports and fiscal revenues in low-income countries, where natural capital constitutes a quarter of total wealth. It highlights the importance of policies encouraging the sustainable management of these resources. Moreover, it emphasizes the need to address the political challenges of natural-resource management for long-term pro-poor economic growth. Part I provides an overview of the economics and politics of natural resources. It describes the unique features of natural resources and resulting management challenges, the role of sustainable natural resource management in supporting pro-poor growth, and the politics and governance of natural resources. It then offers recommendations for policy makers on how to support the approaches advocated in the paper. Part II examines these issues with respect to seven specific natural-resource sectors: fisheries, forests, wildlife and ecotourism, soil productivity, water security, minerals and renewable energy.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "A Good Practice Paper."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-166).

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Overview of key issues. Introduction; title: Some unique features of natural resources; title: The economics of sustainable natural resource management; title: Politics of natural resources; title: Conclusions and recommendations for policy makers; title: pt. 2. Key natural resources for pro-poor growth. Fisheries for pro-poor growth; title: Forestry for pro-poor growth; title: Wildlife and nature-based tourism for pro-poor growth; title: Soil productivity and pro-poor growth; title: Water security and pro-poor growth; title: Minerals and pro-poor growth; title: Renewable energy and pro-poor growth.