Chile's recent copper-driven prosperity: Does it provide lessons for other mineral rich developing nations?

Minerals and Energy - Raw Materials Report

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-31

  Maxwell, Philip ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper; Growth theory; Quality of life indicators; Resource curse thesis

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MINERALS INDUSTRY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 16544363760     PISSN: 14041049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14041040410026348     Document Type: Article

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