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Natural resources and economic growth: comparing nineteenth century Scandinavia and twentieth century Southeast Asia

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This paper aims to bridge part of the gap that exists between the resource curse literature and economic historical research on natural resources by analysing four resource-abundant countries. The study proposes that at the sectoral level, the determinants of growth in resource-based industries were mostly similar in the late 19th and late 20th centuries. However, we also argue that the relative contribution of natural resources to economic growth might have been declining during the late twentieth century. The evidence comes from an analysis of the forestry sector in Finland and Sweden between 1860 and 1910 and the palm oil industry in Indonesia and Malaysia between 1970 and 2016.

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  • Lars Christian Bruno, 2023. "Natural resources and economic growth: comparing nineteenth century Scandinavia and twentieth century Southeast Asia," Scandinavian Economic History Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 71(1), pages 58-79, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:sehrxx:v:71:y:2023:i:1:p:58-79
    DOI: 10.1080/03585522.2021.1984298
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