LEADER 02755nam 22005891 450 001 9910464948703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8213-8492-9 035 $a(CKB)3460000000023777 035 $a(EBL)589785 035 $a(OCoLC)664113437 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000410033 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11282197 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000410033 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10349354 035 $a(PQKB)10576612 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC589785 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL589785 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10796132 035 $a(EXLCZ)993460000000023777 100 $a20100604d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNatural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean $ebeyond booms and busts? /$fEmily Sinnott, John Nash, Augusto de la Torre 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 0$aWorld Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-8482-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $aThe question of how to treat commodity production and how to manage recurrent cycles of booms and busts has always been a challenge for policymakers in commodity-dependent countries, including many in the LAC region. These challenges have led to allegations of a "commodity curse'' that retards development in these countries, but as of yet, there is no consensus as to whether such a curse exists, and if so, how can negative effects be minimized. This book contributes to this debate. Much of the report is focused on an examination of specific channels through which commodity dependence may affec 410 0$aLatin and Caribbean Studies 606 $aNatural resources$zCaribbean Area 606 $aNatural resources$zLatin America 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNatural resources 615 0$aNatural resources 676 $a333.7098 700 $aSinnott$b Emily$0988823 701 $aNash$b John$f1953-$0881879 701 $aTorre$b Augusto de la$0881878 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464948703321 996 $aNatural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean$92261290 997 $aUNINA