The recent increase in the world price of primary commodities has brought back to the forum the issue of the role of natural resources in the development process. Whilst improving terms of trade may help developing countries to grow faster in the short run, doubts still exist on the long-run...

Structuralist models have dealt with the linkages between structural changes and growth for a long time. The issue, however, seems not to have been exhausted, due to the "exogenous" productive structure framework most structuralist models have adopted so far. The structuralist North-South trade...