This understanding of institutions entails that politics, as a form of action directed towards the social totality as a whole, must treat this totality, on the one hand, as being dependent on natural and biological facts that limit its potential transformations and, on the other hand, as increasingly being determined by laws of its own (GW 14: 432).
Both economies are heavily dependent on natural resources.
The Baltic states in particular are almost entirely dependent on natural gas from Gazprom.
There are states in conflict, reformers and laggards, small and big countries and those dependent on natural resources.
Chile, still dependent on natural resources, badly needs new businesses and a more skilled labour force.
The economy is narrow and excessively dependent on natural resource wealth, while many sectors — including agriculture and high technology — are underdeveloped.
You don't have to be directly dependent on natural resources, like a timber or water company, to care about ecosystem services".
The simplest answer is that being dependent on natural resources makes a country less likely to invest in other things that might be economically valuable, especially manufacturing.
"Women are more often dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, so the contribution of women is essential in decisions around climate change.
To many outsiders, South Africa has long been an unstable business environment with an economy overly dependent on natural resources.
Russia's army is chaotic, its population is shrinking and its economy is dangerously dependent on natural resources.
