Developing Economy Dependence on Natural Resource Trade

Dec 7, 2006

Keith Slack looks at the dependence on natural resource trade among developing economies and the paradox of governance as a remedy to the resource curse. He asserts that good governance is needed to manage industries that undermine good governance.

Keith Slack looks at the dependence on natural resource trade among developing economies and the paradox of governance as a remedy to the resource curse. He asserts that good governance is needed to manage industries that undermine good governance.

This talk is part of the 2006 Oxford-Uehiro-Carnegie Council Conference:
Free Trade, Fair Trade, and Sustainable Trade: The Case of Resource Extraction.

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