Fiscal Policy and the Natural Resources Curse - How to Escape from the Poverty Trap (Paperback)

It is widely accepted that natural resource wealth, especially in the form of oil and minerals, can be a key factor in inhibiting economic development. Many of the countries that are richest in natural resources - including oil, metals and diamonds - are amongst the world's poorest. Why? Fiscal Policy and the Natural Resources Curse re-examines this ancient, unsolved puzzle, asking why many governments of natural resource-intensive countries are incapable, in a globalised world, of dealing with the natural-resource curse. This book offers a detailed analysis of the power-relationships which underpin the natural resource curse, using both statistical analysis and country case studies from Africa and Latin America to pinpoint the strategies that have enable developing countries to break out of the poverty trap. The book differs from other works on this subject, as it not only identifies the issues at stake but also offers solutions in the form of a series of suggested policy measures. The work focusses in particular on fiscal escape routes, namely measures to develop and diversify the tax system, and to reallocate and target public expenditure. This volume will be of great interest to scholars of economic development, the economics of natural resources and economic growth as well as all those with an interest in development, global politics and anti-poverty policies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Development Economics
Release date:	October 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Paul Mosley
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-11079-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Accounting > Public finance accounting Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General
LSN:	0-367-11079-2
Barcode:	9780367110796

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