Plundered nations?: successes and failures in natural resource extraction

Plundered nations?: successes and failures in natural resource extraction

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This book consists of eight case studies investigating the political economy of the decision chain involved in natural resource extraction in resource-richcountries, where plunder rather than prosperity has become the norm. Some case studies reveal successes, while others show the decision chain to have failed disastrously. PAUL COLLIER CBE is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford andDirector of the Centre for the Study of African Economies. He is the author of The Plundered Planet (2010) on the management of natural assets, and of the award-winning The Bottom Billion (2007). He was previously Director of the Development Research Department of the World Bank, and has published extensively on African economic development. ANTHONY J. VENABLES CBE is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford where he also directs the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Econometric Society and has previously worked as Chief Economist atthe UK Department for International Development and Professor at the London School of Economics. He has published extensively in the areas of internationaltrade and spatial economics. INDICE: Key decisions for resource management: principles and practice; 'P.Collier' & 'A.J.Venables' - Governance and oil revenues in Cameroon; 'B.Gauthier' & 'A.Zeufack' - Learning how to manage natural resource revenue: the experience of copper in Chile; 'J. Rodrigo Fuentes' - ''Oil in Iran: dependence, distortions and distribution; 'M.Karshenas & A.Malik - 'Kazakhstan: public saving and private spending; 'A.Esanov & K.Kuralbayeva' - The developmental state:Malaysia; 'Z.A.Yusof' - Management of resource revenue: Nigeria; 'O.Ajakaiye,P.Collier & A.Ekpo - 'The contest for control: oil and gas management in Russia; 'V.Kryukov, A.Tokarev & S.Yenikeyeff - 'Copper mining in Zambia:from collapse to recovery; 'C.Adam & A.Simpasa - '

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-29022-8
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 376
  • Fecha Publicación: 06/09/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés