?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F1858%2F&rft.title=From+Export+Dependency+to+Dynamic+Comparative+Advantages&rft.creator=Rungi%2C+Armando&rft.subject=HB+Economic+Theory&rft.subject=HD+Industries.+Land+use.+Labor&rft.description=Introduction%3A+A+modern+race+to+resources+is+underway+to+assure+that+present+and+future+generations+can+benefit+from+the+availability+of+a+stock+necessary+for+the+maintenance+of+an+acceptable+level+of+economic+development.%0D%0AIn+this+brief+chapter+we+collect+some+economic+literature+that+could+be+of+help+in+understanding+the+conflict+of+interest+between+export+and+import+dependent+countries%2C+which+are+often+also+polarized+between+developing+and+developed+countries.+We+don%E2%80%99t+pretend+to+be+exhaustive+of+all+the+literature+that+in+the+last+decades+has+coped+with+the+issues.+Instead+we+suggest+only+a+few+tools+to+interpret+an+ever-changing+reality+that+we+consider+useful+for+future+progress+of+our+research.%0D%0AGiven+the+geographical+dispersion+of+natural+resources%2C+we+have+countries+that+specializes+in+trade+of+natural+resources+and+countries+that+exchange+manufacturing+and+services+for+them.+A+better+knowledge+of+the+reciprocal+weaknesses+of+these+two+groups+of+countries+can+avoid+the+emergence+of+future+conflicts.+In+particular+we+have+adopted+the+side+of+export+dependent+countries%2C+that+are+often+also+underdeveloped%2C+in+order+to+understand+the+problems+that+can+hinder+a+worldwide+stable+and+secure+supply+of+natural+resources&rft.publisher=Polinares%3A+EU+policy+on+naturales+resources&rft.date=2010-09&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=++Rungi%2C+Armando++From+Export+Dependency+to+Dynamic+Comparative+Advantages.++Project+Report++%2310%2F2010++++Polinares%3A+EU+policy+on+naturales+resources+++++++++