Beyond the curse policies to harness the power of natural resources

Countries with an abundance of natural resources, many of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, often show a record of relatively poor economic performance compared with non-resource-rich countries. The chapters in this volume explore the potential challenges to countries with abundant natural resources...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: Bank al-Jazāʼir (-), IMF Institute, Fondo Monetario Internacional
Otros Autores: Arezki, Rabah (-), Gylfason, Thorvaldur, 1951-, Sy, Amadou N. R.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washigton, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund c2011.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Countries with an abundance of natural resources, many of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, often show a record of relatively poor economic performance compared with non-resource-rich countries. The chapters in this volume explore the potential challenges to countries with abundant natural resources and ways to manage these challenges so as to reap the benefits of resource wealth while avoiding the pitfalls. The book is divided into five sections, which explore commodity markets and the macroeconomy, economic diversification and the role of finance, fiscal policy, exchange rates and financial stability, and governance. The ideas in this book were first presented at a seminar in November 2010 that was aimed primarily at policymakers in sub-Saharan Africa and brought together ministers, central bank governors, other senior policymakers, and well-known academics.
Notas:"This book is based on a high-level seminar that took place in Algiers on November 4th and 5th, 2010, under the title Natural Resources, Finance, and Development: Confronting Old and New Challenges. The seminar, organized by the Central Bank of Algeria and the IMF Institute ..."--P. 1.
Descripción Física:xi, 275 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781463923822