The rentier State and development experiences

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Abstract

Development experiences show that abundance of natural resources seldom led to economic growth and poverty decline.
Some scholars defined the problem as a curse, the natural resources curse. This roundtable would explore alternative concepts to understand the role of natural resources extraction in shaping development and public policies.

Sub Track

• Economics and Development

Session Organizer

• Roberto Laserna

Chair

• Javier Arellano Yanguas, University of Deusto

Discussant

• Philip D Oxhorn, Vancouver Island University

Presenters

• Gerardo H Damonte, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE) and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)

• Roxana M Barrantes, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)

• Roberto Laserna