Natural Resources and Development Strategy after the Crisis
Recent events have rekindled interest in the role of primary commodities in development. Was the boom in commodity prices from around 2003 through 2008 just a cyclical event, or does it suggests that prices have entered on a period of secular stren...
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AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION ASSET PRICES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISES BENCHMARK CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STOCK CENTRAL BANK CHECKS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY EXPORT COMMODITY EXPORTS COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEBT DEBT LEVELS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT PATHS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCOUNT RATE DOMESTIC DEBT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPORTERS EXTERNAL DEBT FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FORECASTS FOREIGN ASSETS FOREIGN DEBT FUEL USE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL RECESSION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOME STREAM INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INNOVATION INSPECTION INTANGIBLE INTEREST RATES INVENTORY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT PROJECTS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MISMANAGEMENT MONETARY POLICY NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORKS OUTPUT OVERVALUATION PERMANENT INCOME POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE INDEX PRICE INDEXES PRICE LEVELS PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION RATES OF RETURN REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATES REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES RELATIVE PRICES RESERVES RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SAVINGS SAVINGS RATE SAVINGS RATES SKILL SHORTAGES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUPPLY SIDE TAX TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE VOLATILITY WAGES WEALTH WEB WEB SITE WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS |
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AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION ASSET PRICES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISES BENCHMARK CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STOCK CENTRAL BANK CHECKS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY EXPORT COMMODITY EXPORTS COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEBT DEBT LEVELS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT PATHS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCOUNT RATE DOMESTIC DEBT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPORTERS EXTERNAL DEBT FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FORECASTS FOREIGN ASSETS FOREIGN DEBT FUEL USE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL RECESSION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOME STREAM INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INNOVATION INSPECTION INTANGIBLE INTEREST RATES INVENTORY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT PROJECTS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MISMANAGEMENT MONETARY POLICY NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORKS OUTPUT OVERVALUATION PERMANENT INCOME POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE INDEX PRICE INDEXES PRICE LEVELS PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION RATES OF RETURN REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATES REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES RELATIVE PRICES RESERVES RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SAVINGS SAVINGS RATE SAVINGS RATES SKILL SHORTAGES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUPPLY SIDE TAX TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE VOLATILITY WAGES WEALTH WEB WEB SITE WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS Brahmbhatt, Milan Canuto, Otaviano Natural Resources and Development Strategy after the Crisis |
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Recent events have rekindled interest in
the role of primary commodities in development. Was the boom
in commodity prices from around 2003 through 2008 just a
cyclical event, or does it suggests that prices have entered
on a period of secular strength, driven by factors such as
demand in big, fast growing developing countries like China?
It is notable that, while commodity prices fell sharply from
their peak in 2008 with the onset of the global recession,
they generally remained much higher than previous recession
lows, often as high as in 2005-07, a period of robust world
growth. Furthermore, prices have also rebounded smartly over
the course of 2009. If a period of sustained commodity
strength is imminent, what are the implications for
development policies? Development economists have long
debated the problems associated with the traditionally high
specialization in production and export of primary
commodities of most developing countries. Many argue that
dependence on primary commodities has proved to be a
poisoned chalice or curse for development, which, given this
view, necessarily entails structural change and rapid
industrialization. Others, however, suggest that sustained
high commodity prices could reduce the relevance of an
industrialization-focused development strategy for
commodity-dependent, low-income countries (LICs). In this
note authors briefly review four questions: how dependent
are developing countries on primary commodity exports? What
is the outlook for primary commodity prices? Is there a
natural resource "curse" (or blessing)? What
policies can help poor countries best manage commodity
resources for long-run development? |
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Brahmbhatt, Milan Canuto, Otaviano |
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Brahmbhatt, Milan Canuto, Otaviano |
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Brahmbhatt, Milan |
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Natural Resources and Development Strategy after the Crisis |
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Natural Resources and Development Strategy after the Crisis |
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Natural Resources and Development Strategy after the Crisis |
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Natural Resources and Development Strategy after the Crisis |
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Natural Resources and Development Strategy after the Crisis |
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natural resources and development strategy after the crisis |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-110972021-04-23T14:02:53Z Natural Resources and Development Strategy after the Crisis Brahmbhatt, Milan Canuto, Otaviano AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION ASSET PRICES BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISES BENCHMARK CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STOCK CENTRAL BANK CHECKS COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMODITY EXPORT COMMODITY EXPORTS COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEBT DEBT LEVELS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT PATHS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCOUNT RATE DOMESTIC DEBT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPORTERS EXTERNAL DEBT FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FORECASTS FOREIGN ASSETS FOREIGN DEBT FUEL USE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS GLOBAL RECESSION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HUMAN CAPITAL IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOME STREAM INCREASING RETURNS INCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INNOVATION INSPECTION INTANGIBLE INTEREST RATES INVENTORY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT PROJECTS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MISMANAGEMENT MONETARY POLICY NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORKS OUTPUT OVERVALUATION PERMANENT INCOME POLICY FORMULATION POLICY FRAMEWORK POLITICAL ECONOMY PRICE INDEX PRICE INDEXES PRICE LEVELS PRICE VOLATILITY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION RATES OF RETURN REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL EXCHANGE RATES REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES RELATIVE PRICES RESERVES RESULT RESULTS RETURN RETURNS SAVINGS SAVINGS RATE SAVINGS RATES SKILL SHORTAGES SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURAL CHANGE SUPPLY SIDE TAX TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE VOLATILITY WAGES WEALTH WEB WEB SITE WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS Recent events have rekindled interest in the role of primary commodities in development. Was the boom in commodity prices from around 2003 through 2008 just a cyclical event, or does it suggests that prices have entered on a period of secular strength, driven by factors such as demand in big, fast growing developing countries like China? It is notable that, while commodity prices fell sharply from their peak in 2008 with the onset of the global recession, they generally remained much higher than previous recession lows, often as high as in 2005-07, a period of robust world growth. Furthermore, prices have also rebounded smartly over the course of 2009. If a period of sustained commodity strength is imminent, what are the implications for development policies? Development economists have long debated the problems associated with the traditionally high specialization in production and export of primary commodities of most developing countries. Many argue that dependence on primary commodities has proved to be a poisoned chalice or curse for development, which, given this view, necessarily entails structural change and rapid industrialization. Others, however, suggest that sustained high commodity prices could reduce the relevance of an industrialization-focused development strategy for commodity-dependent, low-income countries (LICs). In this note authors briefly review four questions: how dependent are developing countries on primary commodity exports? What is the outlook for primary commodity prices? Is there a natural resource "curse" (or blessing)? What policies can help poor countries best manage commodity resources for long-run development? 2012-08-13T14:08:01Z 2012-08-13T14:08:01Z 2010-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11684141/natural-resources-development-strategy-after-crisis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11097 English PREM Notes; No. 147 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |