Crescimento econômico impulsionado por recursos naturais: uma nota sobre a experiência de Botsuana

<abstract language="eng">Economic growth stimulated by natural resources: a note on the Botswana experience. Botswana was the fastest growing economy in the world in the 1966-1989 period. Even though the discovery and exploitation of large diamond reserves had played an essential rol...

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Main Authors: Daniela Corrêa, Gilberto Tadeu Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora 34 2010-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31572010000200009
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Summary:<abstract language="eng">Economic growth stimulated by natural resources: a note on the Botswana experience. Botswana was the fastest growing economy in the world in the 1966-1989 period. Even though the discovery and exploitation of large diamond reserves had played an essential role in such an impressive performance, favorable economic, political and institutional conditions allowed the use of the resulting large export revenues as a lever for economic growth, though not for development.
ISSN:0101-3157
1809-4538