Resource Transformation Theory: An Economic Analysis of Resource Advantage Transformation in Western Ethnic Regions

Author: Wang Laixi
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The problem of resource transformation and the problem of resource allocation are like "the two wheels of a carriage and the two wings of a bird," two indispensable and essential components of modern economic research. However, for a long time, resource transformation has not received as much attention from scholars as resource allocation. For transforming economies, especially for resource-rich regions with lagging economic development like China's western ethnic areas, the effective transformation of resources is more urgent than the optimal allocation of resources. Based on this understanding, the author takes the global context of resource scarcity and the energy crisis as the background, starting from the perspective of sustainable development, and applies the theory of economic advantages to construct a theoretical framework for resource transformation. Based on this framework, the author conducts an in-depth and systematic exploration of the paths and models for transforming the resource advantages of ethnic regions. This book is divided into five chapters, which are: Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Theory of Economic Advantages in Economics; Chapter 3: A New Theory of Resource Advantage Transformation; Chapter 4: An Analysis of the Contrast Between Resource Advantages and Development in Ethnic Regions; Chapter 5: An Analysis of the Paths for Transforming Resource Advantages in Ethnic Regions.