Nature, Development, and Distribution in Latin America. Evidence on the Role of Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources

Latin America`s enormous endowment of natural resources impacts many countries of the region. Economic liberalization in several countries was followed by rapid growth of foreign investment and exports of natural resource-intensive products. Growth of labor-intensive manufacturing industries was much more modest. What does increased reliance upon natural resource-based industries mean for development prospects, and for the distribution of income?

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Year of publication:	1998
Authors:	Gavin, Michael ; Hausmann, Ricardo
Publisher:	Washington, DC : Inter-American Development Bank, Office of the Chief Economist
Subject:	Entwicklung \| Einkommensverteilung \| Natürliche Ressourcen \| Klima \| Lateinamerika

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Series:	Working Paper ; 378
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	86992303X [GVK] hdl:10419/87909 [Handle] RePEC:idb:wpaper:4128 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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