This paper discusses major policy issues related to commodity dependence and export diversification in low-income countries. Contrary to some widely-held view, it argues that natural resources are not necessarily a “curse” — that they do not condemn low-income countries to underdevelopment but can provide rather a basis for sustained export-led growth. Natural resource-based sectors have potential for export diversification. The OECD “mirror” trade data suggest that many different routes to diversification exist, including resource-based manufacturing and processing of primary products. However, these opportunities are not being exploited in many low-income countries. This is because export diversification is typically a slow process, and t...
Recent theoretical literature suggests that aid, geography, and resource endowments affect diversifi...
The North African countries (NACs) production and export structure is suffering from double constrai...
Recent theoretical literature suggests that aid, geography, and resource endowments affect diversifi...
Increased diversification of commodity exports, and increased numbers of high-value commodity export...
This paper addresses two research issues to which Chris Milner has contributed: the role of trade po...
Countries dependent on oil and mineral exports are often advised to diversify their economies, yet s...
A major focus of research on trade policy reform relates to whether changes in global economic parti...
In spite of the vast deposit of resources and human endowments in ECOWAS region, gains from trade ha...
This paper analyses the poverty traps problem of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries and their depen...
International audienceA consensus on the virtues of an economic development strategy based on export...
This paper discusses how Ghana’s path to a middle income status does not have to be paved with only ...
This paper addresses three main questions; how can a country specialized in primary goods become an ...
Those low-income countries that export non-agricultural commodities are in the midst of a resource t...
Attempts to diversify the commodity composition of developing countries' exports are a familiar resp...
In spite of the vast deposit of resources and human endowments in ECOWAS region, gains from trade ha...
Recent theoretical literature suggests that aid, geography, and resource endowments affect diversifi...
The North African countries (NACs) production and export structure is suffering from double constrai...
Recent theoretical literature suggests that aid, geography, and resource endowments affect diversifi...
Increased diversification of commodity exports, and increased numbers of high-value commodity export...
This paper addresses two research issues to which Chris Milner has contributed: the role of trade po...
Countries dependent on oil and mineral exports are often advised to diversify their economies, yet s...
A major focus of research on trade policy reform relates to whether changes in global economic parti...
In spite of the vast deposit of resources and human endowments in ECOWAS region, gains from trade ha...
This paper analyses the poverty traps problem of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries and their depen...
International audienceA consensus on the virtues of an economic development strategy based on export...
This paper discusses how Ghana’s path to a middle income status does not have to be paved with only ...
This paper addresses three main questions; how can a country specialized in primary goods become an ...
Those low-income countries that export non-agricultural commodities are in the midst of a resource t...
Attempts to diversify the commodity composition of developing countries' exports are a familiar resp...
In spite of the vast deposit of resources and human endowments in ECOWAS region, gains from trade ha...
Recent theoretical literature suggests that aid, geography, and resource endowments affect diversifi...
The North African countries (NACs) production and export structure is suffering from double constrai...
Recent theoretical literature suggests that aid, geography, and resource endowments affect diversifi...