They argue that this is a critical economic resource for a people that don't have much else.
They argue that this is a critical economic resource for a people that do not have much else.
In other words, data is truly a unique economic resource that up to now we have been able to industrialize only partially.
Hunters, anglers, campers and bird-watchers are now seen as an economic resource, generating income for rural Texas with little damage to the environment.
Possible slogan for far-sighted governments: courtesy, our strategic economic resource.
It is the only economic resource that cannot be transferred across corporate boundaries, and, therefore, the ultimate source of competitive advantage in global industries where imitation, market saturation, and lower entry barriers quickly eliminate market rents.
Those standards should serve investors and other market participants in their economic and resource allocation decisions.
Brazil has been increasingly expanding its economic ties with resource-rich Africa as part of the so-called South-South cooperation.
The larger economic case is that while of course I agree that there is a real constraint on economic growth from resource depletion, I think that that as a binding constraint is a lot further away than many seem to realise.
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Oil is a much less important resource to economic stability now than it was almost 40 years ago.
This one actually targets a real set of economic values over a scarce resource.
One of the things that is not covered in the economic claims are the natural resource damage assessments that will be done on the Gulf environment.
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Now, those settlements are bracing themselves for unprecedented change due to resource exploration, economic development, political wrangling and an influx of new wealth, people and social forces.
Brazil is anticipating a new and steady inflow of petrodollars, but wants to avoid following Venezuela into a resource-extractive economic pit by glutting itself with petrodollars at the expense of its already well-diversified and industrialized economy.
Building enterprises and creating new jobs, improving health and education, and providing basic needs such as food and water in an economical and sustainable manner require a balanced energy mix that is suited to the economic, social, and resource conditions of individual countries and regions.
In addition to continued support for systematic biological monitoring, a particular effort is being made at a selected number of sites to analyse the socio-economic and cultural dynamics of natural resource use.
Asian stock markets ended higher Thursday, with Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong snapping three-day losing streaks as optimism grew about Greece's debt restructuring and strong U.S. economic data supported regional exporters and resource shares.
Even normally cautious bodies like the International Energy Agency and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development are sounding the alarm, with the latter recently releasing a comprehensive report forecasting a world in 2050 that will be defined by resource constraint and its economic impacts.
Wetlands constitute a resource of great socio-economic, cultural and scientific value, and their loss would be irreparable.
The FOMC also says it continues to anticipate economic conditions, including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends and stable inflation expectations, are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.
However, betting a country's economic future on such a volatile and declining resource just isn't credible.
Other economic factors such as consumer confidence, natural resource demand and better jobs data all play into this confidence.
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While in Ecuador, Correa has claimed that mining is a natural resource he wishes to exploit since economic growth is important to him, he has ignored the rights of the Ecuadorian population.
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Mountain regions, particularly in tropical regions where they are prime human habitat, are increasingly threatened by climate change, demographic pressure, and economic development that in many cases lead to resource depletion and degradation, hindering the provision of critical goods and services to both mountain inhabitants and lowland communities.
The second game-changer is, for the first time in history, the prime economic asset is an abundant rather than a scarce resource.
Investments in science, innovation and new technologies, including green technologies and resource management must be encouraged to stimulate economic growth as well as to contribute to a sustainable future.
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The FA will foster the recognition of the value of groundwater as a critically important natural resource, and of the social, economic and ecological opportunities that sustainable groundwater management can provide through interdisciplinary dialogue.
These policies exacerbate the economic cycle, and contribute to the paradox of the resource curse.
An effective natural-resource fund requires a government that can resist both economic populism and kleptocracy.
Its civilian space program has already brought China economic benefits in the fields of communications, navigation systems and resource exploration.
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