Natural resources, neither curse nor destiny
By: edited by Daniel Lederman, William F. Maloney
Contributors: Lederman, Daniel, 1968-; Maloney, William F. 1959-
Series: Latin America development forum
Publisher: Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press; World Bank; World Bank Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9780821365458
Subjects: Economic development; Natural resources
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Neither curse nor destiny: introduction to natural resources and development / Daniel Lederman and William F. Maloney. Pt. 1. Are natural resources a curse? Econometric evidence. Trade structure and growth / Daniel Lederman and William F. Maloney; title: Resource curse or debt overhang? / Ozmel Manzano and Roberto Rigobón; title: The relative richness of the poor? Natural resources, human capital, and economic growth / Claudio Bravo-Ortega and José de Gregorio. Pt. 2. Are natural resources a curse? Lessons from history. Prebisch-Singer redux / John T. Cuddington, Rodney Ludema, Shamila A. Jayasuriya; title: Missed opportunities: innovation and resource-based growth in Latin America / William F. Maloney; title: Resource-based growth past and present / Gavin Wright and Jesse Czelusta; title: From natural resources to high-tech productions: the evolution of industrial competitiveness in Sweden and Finland / Magnus Blomström and Ari Kokko. Pt. 3. Are natural resources destiny? Trade, location, and development: an overview of theory / Anthony Venables; title: Comparative advantage and trade intensity: are traditional endowments destiny? / Daniel Lederman and L. Colin Xu; title: Outgrowing resource dependence: theory and development / Will Martin