Resource scarcity, fair shares and development
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A WWF/Oxfam discussion paper-Alex Evans Purpose This discussion paper is intended to contribute to the evolving debate on the links between resource scarcity and international development, in particular by focusing on the issues of equity and " fair shares " for poor people and poor countries that arise in the context of resource limits and environmental boundaries. It provides a short overview of some of the main issues, together with ten tentative policy recommendations and areas for future work. The views in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily represent any opinion or policy of either WWF or Oxfam. Comments on the paper can be sent to Dominic White, Acknowledgements The author would like to express his thanks to the following people for conversations which helped shape this paper and/or comments on earlier drafts:
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