01565cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002891 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451846874 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Nkusu, Mwanza. Aid and the Dutch Disease in Low-Income Countries : Informed Diagnoses for Prudent Prognoses / Mwanza Nkusu. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (19 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper demonstrates that the Dutch disease need not materialize in low-income countries that can draw on their idle productive capacity to satisfy the aid-induced increased demand. Diagnoses on, and prognoses for, the Dutch disease should take into account country-specific circumstances to avoid ill-advised policies. The paper emphasizes that using public resources inefficiently can be more painful than real exchange rate appreciations, which may not necessarily embody the Dutch disease. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/049 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2004/049/001.2004.issue-049-en.xml IMF e-Library