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.
The Developmental Challenges of Mining and Oil: Lessons from Africa and Latin America (Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity)
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Author(s)Rosemary Thorp, Stefania Battistelli, Yvan Guichaoua, Jose Carlos Orihuela, Maritza Paredes
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN / ASIN1137001461
ISBN-139781137001467
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Sales Rank2,970,050
CategorySocial Science
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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