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The present concern about the limitations of the natural resources available to mankind is part of a wider and deeper concern for the meaning and content of present economic growth theories, which are normally equated with ‘development’.
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Herrera, A. (1980). Natural Resources — a Shift of Emphasis from Best Utilisation to Conservation. In: Pajestka, J., Feinstein, C.H. (eds) The Relevance of Economic Theories. International Economic Association Publications. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16443-1_10
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