So, I like to think of looking at anything in life through different lenses or as a prism shining lights in different ways. One way to look at this is more about people. You raised the question" how does a community create empowering and dignified jobs that don't have a negative impact on the environment and create a sustainable form of industry..." What about the question " how does a community build its own social capital?" Developing communities seem like a tremendous opportunity to for themselves as adaptable, to start off more fresh and with more opportunities than any developed nation. In doing so, they can learn to adapt when they are faced with contradictions or harsh realities. In doing so, they are developing the skills and capital of their people more so than a specific good or industry. For me it's much more a question of who they are producing and how as opposed to the actual jobs/industries.
Good thoughts, 004! - jc ;)