UNU Research Brief Number 1, 2010
Habiyaremye, Alexis and Soete, Luc (2010). UNU Research Brief Number 1, 2010. Research Briefs. United Nations University.
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Sub-type Research brief Author Habiyaremye, Alexis
Soete, LucTitle UNU Research Brief Number 1, 2010 Series Title Research Briefs Publication Date 2010 Place of Publication Tokyo Publisher United Nations University Pages 8 Language eng Abstract Before the current global recession, many resource-rich African countries were recording unprecedented levels of growth due to a raw material price boom. However, the collapse in raw material prices and the ensuing severe economic difficulties have again exposed the vulnerability of these countries’ natural resource export-focussed economic structures. In this research brief, we describe how Africa’s abundance of natural resources attracted disruptive and predatory foreign forces that have hindered innovation-based growth and economic diversification by delaying the accumulation of sufficient stocks of human capital. We suggest that for their long-term prosperity, resource-rich African countries shift their strategic emphasis from natural to human resources and technological capabilities needed to transform those natural resources into valuable goods and services to compete in the global market. UNBIS Thesaurus ECONOMIC CRISIS
RAW MATERIALS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC LAG
ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
AFRICACopyright Holder United Nations University Copyright Year 2010 Copyright type Creative commons ISSN 1816579 ISBN 9789280835 -
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