【提要】
     随着全球经济快速发展，自然资源的需求不断上升。在可预见的未来，各国的经济发展将不得不适应全球气候变化的趋势，并且伴随技术进步，自然资源的利用将受到更多的影响，也受到更多挑战。在众多的问题中，“资源诅咒”问题及其应对机制，是一个有意义的话题。拥有丰富自然资源的国家，常常展现出相对贫穷的经济表现。学术界及政策制定者一致认为，丰富的自然资源反而有可能会带来更多潜在的挑战。2010年11月4~5日，Algiers中央银行及国际货币基金组织在Algiers联合组织举办了“Natural Resources, Finance, and Development:Confronting Old and New Challenges”高级研讨会。本书即是基于研究讨会成果的成果而编写。

【目录】
  Ch1. Overview
Part 1. Commodity Markets and the Macroeconomy
  Ch2. Natural Resource Endowment:A Mixed Blessing?
  Ch3. Primary Commodities:Historical Perspectives and Prospects
Part 2.Economic Diversification and the Role of Finance
  Ch4. Economic Diversification in Resource-Rich Countries
  Ch5. Finance and Oil: Is There a Resource Curse?
  Ch6. The Economics of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Lessons from Norway
Part 3. Fiscal Policy
  Ch7. Primary Commodity Price Series: Lessons for Policymakers in Resource-Rich Countries
  Ch8. Sustainable Fiscal Policy for Mineral-Based Economies
  Ch9. Fiscal Policy in CommodityExporting Countries: Stability and Growth
Part 4. Exchange Rates and Financial Stability
  Ch10. How Can Commodity Exporters Make Fiscal and Monetary Policy Less Procyclical?
  Ch11. Natural Resources Management and Financial Stability: Evidence from Algeria
  Ch12. Copper, the Real Exchange Rate and Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Chile
Part 5. Governance and Institutional Aspects
  Ch13. The Political Economy of Reform in Resource-Rich Countries
  Ch14. Terms of Trade and Growth of Resource Economies: Contrasting Evidence from Two African Countries