Natural Resources and Pro-Poor Growth
Subtitle: The Economics and Politics
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: DAC guidelines and reference series; DAC Guidelines and Reference Series
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9789264060258
Subjects: Agriculture and Food; Social Issues/Migration/Health; Development
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 emphasises 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.
Table of contents: title: Natural Resources and Pro-Poor Growth; title: 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: 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; title: Bibliography.