The Developmental Challenges of Mining and Oil
Lessons from Africa and Latin America
Published on 14. January 2014
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Paperback/Softback
228 pages
978-1-349-66804-5 (ISBN)
Description
The authors explain why the discovery and development of natural resources is commonly associated with unstable and unequal development, and frequently with violence. They demonstrate the need for policies and institutions by reflecting on both successes and failures in case studies on Botswana, Nigeria and Niger as well as Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
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Edition
2012 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-349-66804-5 (9781349668045)
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Rosemary Thorp | S. Battistelli | Y. Guichaoua
The Developmental Challenges of Mining and Oil
Lessons from Africa and Latin America
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04/2012
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Introduction Layering and Re-engineering 'Good Governance' under Conditions of Mineral Abundance: The Case of Chile Diamonds for Development? Querying Botswana's Success Story Extractives Dependence and the Persistence of Poor State Capacity: The Case of Bolivia The Challenges of Mining-based Development in Peru Elites' Survival and Natural Resource Exploitation in Nigeria and Niger Extractives-based Development and Developmental Outcomes The Challenges of Extractives and the Shaping Role of History