THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE RESOURCE CURSE

Chapter 6: The Political Economy of International Trade
CRITICAL THINKING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
4. You are an employee of an U.S. firm that produces personal computers in Thailand and then exports them to the U.S. and other countries for sale. T[r]

2 Money in the political economy of development
Various factors have been included in analysis of the increased impov- erishment of the poorer world in the last quarter century or so: declines in commodity prices; negative real inter[r]

wider improvements to the market architecture and macroeconomic policy environment, not least because bilateral money is often used as a reward for ‘good behaviour’. The development finance institu- tions (DFIs) themselves employ a number of concepts to elaborate and explain t[r]

A separate, though related, strand of literature has focused on what exactly triggers the decision to close a distressed bank. Kane (1988) suggests casting such decisions within the framework of public choice theory. In this context, the closure decision is see[r]

that industrialized countries would not be able to use environmental reg- ulations to restrict developing-country exports.
What, then, were the main outcomes of the Rio conference? Perhaps most importantly it put environment and development on the agendas of gl[r]

Solid mineral and rock resources are normally ex- tracted by quarrying, surface mining, and under- ground mining. Liquid and gas resources such as oil, natural gas, and water are extracted by wells. All these activities have potential risks that may cause harmful events. Underground mining, especial[r]

The marine fishery resource plays a vital role in the economy, contributes to eradicate hunger and is a source of employment and nutrition, especially for a dev[r]

[3. BACKGROUND AND PATTERNS] 1
Very roughly, the beginnings of what I believe to be a new period in the history of economic analysis date from the First World War. But this was a coincidence. Causally, that world war had little to do with the new tendenci[r]

Really.” “I just don’t think we should,” I said, my eyes on Uncle Ben.. He was down on his hands and knees now, digging against the wall with some kind of a pick.[r]

Post-Suharto Indonesia has made the transition to democracy. Power has been devolved away from the central government and the first direct presidential elections were held in 2004.
But the country faces demands for independence in several provinces, where secessionis[r]