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Societies across Europe and Central Asia are aging, but people are not necessarily living longer. This demographic trend-caused by a decrease in fertility rather than improved longevity-presents both challenges and opportunities for governments, the private sector, and individuals alike. Some of the challenges are well known. Output per capita becomes smaller if it is shared with an increasingly larger group of dependent older people. At a certain point, there may not be sufficient resources to maintain the living standards of this older group, especially if rising expenditures on health care,
Aging -- Economic aspects -- Asia, Central. --- Aging -- Economic aspects -- Europe. --- Population aging -- Economic aspects -- Asia, Central. --- Population aging -- Economic aspects -- Europe. --- Population aging --- Aging --- Social Welfare & Social Work --- Social Sciences --- Gerontology --- Economic aspects --- World Bank Group. --- Age --- Ageing --- Senescence --- Aging of population --- Aging population --- Aging society --- Demographic aging --- Graying (Demography) --- Greying (Demography) --- Physiological effect --- Grupa Svjetske banke --- Groupe de la Banque mondiale --- Gruppo della Banca mondiale --- Majmūʻat al-Bank al-Dawlī --- Nhóm Ngân hàng thế giới --- Developmental biology --- Longevity --- Age factors in disease --- Age distribution (Demography) --- Grupo del Banco Mundial
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The question of how to treat commodity production and how to manage recurrent cycles of booms and busts has always been a challenge for policymakers in commodity-dependent countries, including many in the LAC region. These challenges have led to allegations of a "commodity curse'' that retards development in these countries, but as of yet, there is no consensus as to whether such a curse exists, and if so, how can negative effects be minimized. This book contributes to this debate. Much of the report is focused on an examination of specific channels through which commodity dependence may affec
Natural resources -- Caribbean Area. --- Natural resources -- Latin America. --- Natural resources --- Economic History --- Business & Economics --- National resources --- Resources, Natural --- Economic aspects --- Resource-based communities --- Resource curse
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Para los gobiernos de muchos paises de la region de America Latina y el Caribe ha sido problematico el manejo de la produccion de recursos naturales y de sus repetidos ciclos de bonanzas y crisis. 'Los recursos naturales en America Latina y el Caribe Mas alla de bonanzas y crisis?', es un libro que trata sobre las grandes preocupaciones asociadas con la dependencia de los bienes primarios, en el que se resume el estado del arte en la bibliografia existente y que llena los vacios de conocimiento con nuevos analisis. En el informe se encuentra que algunos efectos negativos comunmente aceptados de la dependencia de los recursos naturales son en gran parte mitos y que otros, en cambio, son realidades. Los temas cubiertos en este estudio incluyen el crecimiento fiscal a largo plazo, la volatilidad fiscal, los impactos institucionales y los efectos ambientales y sociales. En el se analizan tambien las implicaciones para el desarrollo y las politicas en la region.
Commodities --- Economic Growth --- Economic Welfare --- Metals --- Mines
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