Il paraît évident de prime abord que la découverte d’un gisement de pétrole ou de cuivre est une très bonne nouvelle. Mais il arrive souvent que cette promesse tourne mal. La manne des ressources naturelles peut générer de la pauvreté, de la discorde, de la corruption, des...

La malédiction des matières premières est loin d’être une fatalité, comme le démontrent la Norvège et le Chili. Leurs deux exemples offrent de précieuses leçons aux pays en développement en matière de gestion vertueuse des richesses minières et pétrolières. À l’instar de la...

The “raw materials curse” is far from being an inevitability, as shown by Norway and Chile. Both examples offer valuable lessons to developing countries on how to sensibly manage mining and oil resources. Following Norway’s example, Chile could build upon its experience and become a key...

While natural resource revenues ought to enable development, past experiences with the 'Paradox of Plenty' have shown that mineral and oil wealth often represents a curse rather than a blessing, inducing slower growth and higher levels of poverty. Many resource rich countries have high poverty...

Growing trade with China and India offer an array of new export opportunities for Latin America, yet it also poses new challenges. Heightened demand for raw materials accentuates the need for industrial diversification, while the new competition environment raises the stakes for investment in...

The lessons from resource-rich Chile and Norway highlight important points for international development policy. Resource-rich countries need advice on how to build institutions to manage inflows. Learning from Norway, Chile and other resource-rich economies could make commodity-related...

L’essor du commerce avec la Chine et l’Inde ouvre de nouvelles possibilités d’exportation à l’Amérique latine. Les pays d’Amérique latine doivent investir dans les infrastructures et l’innovation.

Growing trade with China and India offers new export opportunities for Latin America. Latin American countries need to invest in infrastructure and innovation. * This Policy Insights is based on the Latin American Economic Outlook 2008.

A large, untapped reservoir of potential partnerships between private financial institutions (banks, asset managers, private equity firms, etc.) and aid donors remains to be fully exploited. Banks, private equity and asset management firms are important parts of a broad set of private actors in...