| Description |
ix, 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The Resource Curse Thesis and Mineral Economies -- Pt. I. Coping with mineral price downswings. 2. Managing Mineral Economies: The Literature. 3. The Early 1970s Pre-conditions. 4. Growth and Structural Change, 1973-90 -- Pt. II. Macro policy in four developing American countries. 5. Bolivia: Accelerating Weakness Despite Positive External Shocks. 6. Populist Policies and Accelerating Economic Weakness in Peru. 7. Chile's Sustained Economic Recovery to Best Practice. 8. Jamaica's Protracted Recovery Under Orthodox Policy -- Pt. III. Sectoral resilience in the developing Americas. 9. Contrasts in Mining Sector Resilience, 1972-90. 10. Progress in Economic Diversification, 1970-90 -- Pt. IV. Inter-cultural comparison. 11. Papua New Guinea: A New Entrant Neglects Structural Change. 12. Mismanaged Mineral Depletion in Zambia, 1970-90 -- Pt. V. Conclusions and policy implications. 13. Mining and Sustained Development. |
| Subject |
Mineral industries -- Government policy -- Developing countries.
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| Indexed Term |
Developing countries Natural resources |
| ISBN |
0415094828 |
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9780415094825 |
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