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

Natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean : beyond booms and busts? / Augusto de la Torre, Emily Sinnott, John Nash.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torre, Augusto de la
Other Authors: Sinnott, Emily, Nash, John, 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2010.
Series:World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies.
Subjects:
Natural resources > Latin America.
Natural resources > Caribbean Area.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Natural resources
Caribbean Area
Latin America
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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