3: Dal neoclassicismo al decadentismo / a cura di Raffaella Bertazzoli

• Record Nr.: UNICASVEA0181742
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Brescia, : Morcelliana, 2003
• ISBN: 8837219539
• Descrizione fisica: 545 p. ; 22 cm.
• Collana: Biblioteca Morcelliana ; 3
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910974272203321
• Autore: Sinnott Emily
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010
• ISBN: 9780821384923; 0821384929
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 82 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm
• Collana: World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies
• Altri autori (Persone): NashJohn <1953->; TorreAugusto de la
• Disciplina: 333.7098
• Soggetti: Natural resources - Caribbean Area; Natural resources - Latin America
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Stylized facts of commodity production and trade in LAC -- Natural resources and long-term growth : exploring the linkages -- Institutions and the resource curse or blessing -- Managing commodity price volatility -- Environmental and social consequences of commodity production -- Conclusions and policy implications.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 development in these countries, but as of yet, there is no consensus as to whether such a curse exists, and if so, how can negative effects be minimized. This book contributes to this debate. Much of the report is focused on an examination of specific channels through which commodity dependence may affec