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Mineral wealth and economic development
- Title
- Mineral wealth and economic development / edited by John E. Tilton.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Resources for the Future ; [Baltimore, Md.] : Distributed worldwide by the Johns Hopkins University Press, [1992], ©1992.
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- Additional Authors
- Tilton, John E.
- Description
- vi, 121 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Balance of payments > Developing countries > Congresses
- Mines and mineral resources > Congresses
- Economic development > Congresses
- Mineral industries > Developing countries > Congresses
- Mineral industries > Congresses
- Balance of payments > Congresses
- Mines and mineral resources > Developing countries > Congresses
- Note
- "John M. Olin distinguished lectures in mineral economics."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Mineral Wealth and Economic Development: An Overview / John E. Tilton. Economic Nationalism and Multinational Mining Companies. The Optimal Pace of Mineral Exploitation. Political Pressures and the Use of Mineral Rents. Linkages with the Rest of the Economy. Conclusion. Reference -- Mining Companies, Economic Nationalism, and Third World Development in the 1990s / Theodore H. Moran. The Sources of Economic Nationalism. The Structural Vulnerability of LDC Mining Investments. Strategies to Offset Investor Vulnerability. Strategies to Manage Political Risk. Use of Project Finance to Offset Political Risk. Conclusion. Acknowledgment. References -- Economic Development and the Timing of Mineral Exploitation / Marian Radetzki. The Fallacies of the Hotelling Rule. Saving for Future Generations. Waiting for an Appropriate Institutional Framework. Deferral to Avoid Depressing Mineral Prices. Delaying Projects to Strengthen Monopoly Profits. Summary. Acknowledgments. References.
- The Political Economy of Rent in Mining Countries / Olivier Bomsel. The Nature of Mining Rents. Earlier Studies. Mining Rents in Zambia. Mining Rents in Other Countries. Prospects. References -- Economic Policy in Mineral-Exporting Countries: What Have We Learned? / Philip Daniel. Mineral Market Characteristics and Economic Policy. Theoretical Approaches. Economic Performance in Mineral-Exporting Countries. Economic Policy Choices. Some Lessons for Economic Policy. Acknowledgment. References.
- ISBN
- 0915707624 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 91046042
- OCLC
- 25025558
- ocm25025558
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries