Analyze the relationship between economic growth and use of resources.

There is a close relationship between economic growth and use of resources. Resources can include both physical resources like forests, agricultural land and mineral and energy resources as well as human resources. I believe the best social system is one in which the natural and human resources are used to ensure that everyone's basic needs are provided for such as in Bolivia now. In British Columbia, Canada, the economic growth has come especially from the logging of its original rich forest resources and some processing into lumber but the shipment of raw logs cuts into local industry and send the profits elsewhere. Also, mineral exploration and mining activity has been important in BC but the economy is boom or bust especially in its capitalist mining industry with either a glut of minerals or a drastic reduction in output depending on the world market and ghost towns attest to this. This could be remedied by having production designed to suit the needs of BC and Canadian residents firstly, and foreign trade secondly.