Shaffer, Brenda

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This contributors to this volume look beyond the standard fields of research related to the resource curse. They also shed light on the specific developmental problems of resource-rich exporting states around the globe.

When countries discover that they possess large deposits of oil and natural gas, the news is usually welcome. Yet, paradoxically, if they rely on their wealth of natural resources, they often set down a path of poor economic performance and governance challenges. Only a few reso…

This contributors to this volume look beyond the standard fields of research related to the resource curse. They also shed light on the specific developmental problems of resource-rich exporting states around the globe.

Beyond the Resource Curse focuses on the paradoxical relationship between natural wealth and economic security and examines the particular pitfalls and consistent problems facing oil and gas exporting states and contributes to a better comprehension of the perils of oil and gas …