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In this chapter, the role of the finance sector within the economy is unpacked. The link between financial stability and future potential risks is outlined. Agboraw and Jones focus on the three key sub-sectors of finance in this chapter, namely insurance, pensions and banking. The theory behind each and empirical literature on how resource constraints impact on organisational performance is laid out.

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Agboraw, E., Jones, A. (2017). Finance and Natural Resource Constraints. In: Resource Constraints and Global Growth. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67753-8_3

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