{"product_id":"from-curse-to-blessing-9781405196970","title":"From Curse To Blessing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book investigates howrevenues derived from natural resource exploitation can be translated into real benefits for the citizens of resource-rich countries   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eShows howdespite unprecedentedly high prices of natural resources such as oil and gas on the global market, resource-rich countries are home to over 60% of the world's poorest people\u003c\/div\u003e   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eDiscusses thecounterintuitive phenomenon known as the resource curse and how mineral wealth can impoverish countries\u003c\/div\u003e   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003ePresentsthe major obstacles for the international community in the fight against poverty and in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\u003c\/div\u003e   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eDebates the ways to lift the curse, and suggests policy interventions to break the vicious circle\u003c\/div\u003e   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eIncludes cross-country comparisons as well as focussing on countries such as \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003eAzerbaijan\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e, Democratic Republic of Congo, \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003eNiger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Natural resource wealth, good governance, transparency and sustainable development: a general debate.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction (Irakli Khodeli).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Resolving conflicts of interest in state-owned enterprises (Jenik Radon and Julius Thaler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The devil’s excrements as social cement: natural resources and political terror, 1980–2002 (Indra de Soysa and Helga Malmin Binningsbø).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Natural resource rent-cycling outcomes in Botswana, Indonesia and Venezuela (Richard M. Auty).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Governance strategies to remedy the natural resource curse (Joseph Siegle).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Budget transparency and development in resource-dependent countries (Paolo de Renzio, Pamela Gomez and James Sheppard).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 7. Before the peak: impacts of oil shortages on the developing world (Ben W. Ebenhack and Daniel M. Martínez).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: A view from the field.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Social and economic implications of oil policy development in Nigeria (Alexis Rwabizambuga).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The public oversight of oil projects in Azerbaijan, 2004–2007 (Farda Asadov).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Energy relations in Russia: administration, politics and security (Andrey Makarychev).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Doing business with integrity: the experience of Anglogold Ashanti in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Paul Kapelus, Ralph Hamann and Edward O’Keefe).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: A view from the industry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The IPIECA social responsibility working group and human rights (Jenny Owens).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407930401111,"sku":"9781405196970","price":19.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-curse-to-blessing-9781405196970","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}