Natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean : beyond booms and busts? /

The question of how to treat commodity production and how to manage recurrent cycles of booms and busts has always been a challenge for policymakers in commodity-dependent countries, including many in the LAC region. These challenges have led to allegations of a?commodity curse?? that retards develo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Torre, Augusto de la
Otros Autores: Sinnott, Emily, Nash, John, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2010.
Colección:World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies.
Temas:
Natural resources > Latin America.
Natural resources > Caribbean Area.
Ressources naturelles > Amérique latine.
Ressources naturelles > Caraïbes (Région)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Natural resources
Caribbean Area
Latin America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Stylized facts of commodity production and trade in LAC
  • Natural resources and long-term growth
  • Institutions and the resource curse or blessing
  • Managing commodity price volatility
  • Environmental and social consequences of commodity production
  • Conclusions and policy implications.

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