World Bank Latin American & Caribbean Studies. Viewpoints

1 total work

From Natural Resources to the Knowledge Economy

by David de Ferranti

Published 20 February 2002

Addresses concerns about the impact of trade in Latin American and Caribbean economies on natural resources, jobs, and economic development. Cites the experience of Australia, Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the U.S., as well as Latin American countries, to show how successful economies have been built on the basis of primary commodity exports.