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

Introduction -- Stylized facts of commodity production and trade in LAC -- Natural resources and long-term growth -- Institutions and the resource curse or blessing -- Managing commodity price volatility -- Environmental and social consequences of commodity production -- Conclusions and policy implications.

xi, 82 p. : ill.

Available also on the World Bank website (viewed 10 Mar. 2011).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-82).

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