Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/2q64cc2 Resource Curse or Cure ? On the Sustainability of Development in Western Australia By: Martin Brueckner Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783642538728, 364253872X eText ISBN: 9783642538735, 3642538738 Copyright year: 2014 Format: PDF Available from $ 139.00 USD SKU 9783642538735 Globalisation and rapid social and environmental change in recent decades have brought into sharper focus not only the benefits but also the costs of economic development. The once assumed link between economic development and societal well-being is being increasingly questioned in the face of growing social and environmental problems and unfulfilled expectations concerning political and commercial decision-makers. The orthodox development dogma is being tested in particular in resource-based economies such as Western Australia, where globalisation pressures and the concomitant rise in the demand for natural resources highlight the difficulties of effectively balancing broader societal interests with those of industry and the state. This book provides a critical review of the socio-political, environmental and cultural state of play in Western Australia, offering an analysis of how resource-based developments are shaping the state and its people.
