| Title: | The resource curse |
| Authors: | Syed Mansoob Murshed |
| Publisher: | Agenda Publishing, 2018 |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-911116-48-6 |
| Size: | vii, 159 pages / illustrations / 22 cm |
| Languages: | English |
| Descriptors: |
[Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic conditions > economic development > economic growth [Eurovoc] ENVIRONMENT > environmental policy > environmental policy > management of resources [Eurovoc] ENVIRONMENT > natural environment > natural resources |
| Abstract: |
The "resource curse," or "paradox of plenty," refers to the long-established notion central in development economics that countries rich in natural resources, particularly minerals and fuels, perform less well economically than countries with fewer natural resources. In other words, resources are an economic curse rather than a blessing.
This short primer explores the complexities of this idea and the debates that surround it, in particular under what conditions the resource curse might operate, if not universal. Discussion ranges over the nature of resource booms, the benefits and costs of export-led growth, the problems of deindustrialization and manufacturing base erosion, rent-seeking behavior and corruption, and the empirical evidence of the effects of natural resource dependence on growth. The treatment is nontechnical and accessible, drawing throughout on a range of illustrative examples from across the developed and developing world. The Resource Curse offers an authoritative introduction to one of the most perplexing issues of economic growth. |
| Contents note: |
Introduction: Explaining the resource curse --
The Dutch disease and deindustrialization -- Growth and the institutional resource curse -- Empirical evidence on the resource curse -- Resource rents and violent internal conflict -- Managing resource rents -- Concluding comments. |
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| Barcode | Call number | Media type | Location | Section | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 006358 | WD 238 | Livre | Centre de documentation du CERDI / Ecole d'Economie | Salle de lecture | Available |
