Commodity dependence does not necessarily lead to low income and export growth. Government policies that encourage dynamic and viable commodity sectors include:deg; Eliminating price controls and state monopolies.deg; Promoting research and extension.deg; Developing transport and communications...

This book provides an overview of the World Bank's Eco2 cities : ecological cities as economic cities initiative. The objective of the Eco2 cities initiative is to help cities in developing countries achieve a greater degree of ecological and economic sustainability. The book is divided into...

Economists often associate a country's dependence on primary commodities, for exports, income, and employment with underdevelopment and low income. The authors explore this commodity pessimism theoretically and empirically and suggest that it may be ill-founded. If it is, it could have adverse...