Inter-American Development Bank: 'Long-Term Effects of a Commodity Boom: Rubber Slavery in the Amazon'
December 01, 2025
December 01, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper in November 2025 entitled "Long-Term Effects of a Commodity Boom: Rubber Slavery in the Amazon."
Here are excerpts:
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Introduction
The extraction of commodities and natural resources has been part and parcel of Latin America's economic reality throughout history. This legacy of extraction was especially important during coloni . . .
Here are excerpts:
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Introduction
The extraction of commodities and natural resources has been part and parcel of Latin America's economic reality throughout history. This legacy of extraction was especially important during coloni . . .