Resources Constraint ,Energy Substitution and Sustainable Development : A Review on Abroad References of Growth Theory
资源约束、能源替代与可持续发展-基于经济增长理论的国外研究综述

Natural resources , one of the most important elements in the process of economic development , are defined as pure production cost under the traditional economics in discussing impetus for development . Consequently , the role of natural resources does not receive enough attention .After the 1970s , with the establishment of new growth theoretical models , scholars began to study the reciprocal conditions for the harmonious development of economy and resources .Studies based on the exogenous growth model and the endogenous growth model are mainly concerned with three aspects :the finiteness of non-renewable resources ,theimpact of the progress of energy technology on economic development and the role placed by renewable resources in energy substitution and sustainable development .