The developmental challenges of mining and oil: lessons from Africa and Latin America

An abundance of natural resources affect and often undermine healthy institution building and policy making over time. Taking cases of apparent success andfailure, the authors identify how historical legacy and agency interact to shape today's options. The analysis crosses continents with cases from Sub-Saharan Africa (Botswana, Niger and Nigeria) and Latin America (Bolivia, Chile and Peru). The contributors develop a comparative study, and explore the implications for sustainable development. This book will be an essential resource for all those who want to understand why development based on mining or oil often goes wrong, and why so many countries have not yet been able to transform this national wealth into the basis for sustained development. All concerned with public policy issues in the context of development will find this a thought-provoking and accessible text. INDICE: 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.

• ISBN: 978-1-1370-0146-7
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 248
• Fecha Publicación: 05/04/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido