Knowledge, natural resource abundance and economic development: Lessons from New Zealand 1861-1939

We explore the role of knowledge accumulation in the economic development of a natural resource-rich country. New estimates of commodity output and patenting are used to show New Zealand's exceptionally high incomes before 1939 rested on a knowledge-led utilization of her economic landscape. By...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Greasley, D., Oxley, Leslie
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11303