Resource Curse or Cure ? On the Sustainability of Development in Wes

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

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Martin Brueckner Angela Durey Robyn Mayes Christof Pforr Editors

Resource Curse or Cure ?

On the Sustainability of Development in Western Australia

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance

Series Editors Samuel O. Idowu, London Metropolitan University, Calcutta House, London, United Kingdom Rene´ Schmidpeter, Ingolstadt, Germany

For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/11565

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Martin Brueckner • Angela Durey • Robyn Mayes • Christof Pforr Editors

Resource Curse or Cure ? On the Sustainability of Development in Western Australia

Editors Martin Brueckner Institute for Social Sustainability Murdoch University Perth, Western Australia

Angela Durey Faculty of Health Sciences Curtin University Perth, Western Australia

Robyn Mayes John Curtin Institute of Public Policy Curtin University Perth, Western Australia

Christof Pforr Curtin Business School Curtin University Perth, Western Australia

ISSN 2196-7075 ISSN 2196-7083 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-53872-8 ISBN 978-3-642-53873-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-53873-5 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014935247 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Foreword

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