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Author Pfaffenzeller, Stephan

Title Primary Commodities and Economic Development
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (167 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
Routledge studies in development economics.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; 1 Introduction; 2 Developing country growth and the commodity terms of trade; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Modelling growth: the benchmark growth model; 2.3 Stages of transition; 2.4 Dualist structure and the labour surplus economy; 2.5 Thirlwall's law: economic growth and the balance of payments constraint; 2.6 Concluding reflections: export diversification and internal resource flows; 3 The statistical properties of commodity prices; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Long run trends in composite commodity price indices
3.3 Long run trends in individual real price series3.4 Concluding reflections: commodity prices and trends; 4 Country case studies: primary commodities and economic development; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Argentina; 4.3 Brazil; 4.4 Chile; 4.5 Botswana; 4.6 Nigeria; 4.7 Zambia; 4.8 China; 4.9 Vietnam; 4.10 Summary reflections; 5 Conclusion: commodity dependence in developing countries -- economic destiny or minor complication?; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 On the persistence of commodity dependence; 5.3 Economic growth, the terms of trade, and commodities; 5.4 Concluding observations; Data sources; Index
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317745372
131774537X