An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Coal Resource Development and Economic Growth in Shanxi Province
山西省煤炭资源开发与经济发展关系的实证研究

There is no definite conclusion about the relationship between resources development and economic growth.Traditional economic theories emphasize the positive role of abundant natural resources in regional economic development,while the resource curse theory holds an opposite view.Researchers holding resource curse consider that resources industry has a crowding effect on both manufacturing industry and human capital.It can also reduce innovation and weaken regional institution quality.Though these opinions ...