Dutch Disease, Resource Curse and Development*
Dutch Disease, Resource Curse and Development*
Dutch Disease, Resource Curse and Development*
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Botswana – a very special case<br />
Botswana – a success model:<br />
• Botswana (only 2 Mio. inhabitants) benefits from wealth<br />
in diamonds remarkable continuous GDP growth with<br />
fairly low inflation<br />
• Economy strongly dependent on diamonds exports<br />
• In contrast to oil – steady increase of world market<br />
diamonds prices since five decades permanent boom<br />
• Very little diversification of industry – manufacturing<br />
neglegible, but strong civil service <strong>and</strong> parastatal sector<br />
• Increasing inequality of income distribution<br />
• Real exchange rate strongly managed by central bank<br />
UNCTAD Division on Technology <strong>and</strong> Logistics - Knowledge Sharing, Training <strong>and</strong> Capacity Development Branch<br />
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