Book description
Chowdhury addresses major issues of policy management in resource-based developing countries by providing an extension of the existing 'Dutch Disease' theory and its applications to the developing country context. The book investigates the impact of a resources boom and the implications of related policy choices with reference to Papua New Guinea.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Dedication
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Map of Papua New Guinea
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Resources Boom and Macroeconomic Adjustment: A Survey
- 3 An Overview of the Papua New Guinea Economy
- 4 Determinants of Real Exchange Rate in Papua New Guinea
- 5 Determinants of Sectoral Output, Savings and Investment in Papua New Guinea
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6 Impact of Major Resources Booms in Papua New Guinea
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 The Major Resources Booms: 1971–77
- 6.3 Policy Response
- 6.4 Effects of Resources Booms: 1972–78
- 6.5 Changes in Sectoral Composition
- 6.6 Resources Boom in the Early 1990s
- 6.7 Policy Response
- 6.8 Effects of Resources Boom: 1991–94
- 6.9 Changes in Sectoral Composition
- 6.10 Investment and Savings
- 6.11 Summary and Conclusion
- 7 A Comparative Study of Resources Booms in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Nigeria
- 8 Conclusion
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Statistical Appendix: Supplementary Statistical Tables, Notes and Basic Data
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Appendix to Chapter 3
- Table A3.1 Social development indicators
- Table A3.2 Growth rate of real GDP and inflation in Papua New Guinea, 1970–95
- Table A3.3 Government revenues and expenditures, 1971–2000 (current prices, kina million)
- Table A3.4 Minerals and agricultural exports of PNG, 1971-2000 (current prices, US dollar million)
- Table A3.5 Minerals and agricultural exports of PNG, 1971–2000 (current prices, kina million)
- Table A3.6 Total labour force and wage employment in PNG, 1968–95 (persons)
- Table A3.7 Foreign aid to PNG, 1970–94 (current prices, US dollar million)
- Appendix to Chapter 4
- Appendix to Chapter 5
- Appendix to Chapter 6
- Appendix to Chapter 7
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Appendix to Chapter 3
- Bibliography
- Index
Product information
- Title: Resources Booms and Macroeconomic Adjustments in Developing Countries
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2017
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781351150149
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