Escaping the Resource Curse
Many countries that are rich with natural resources fall victim to poverty, corruption, civil war, or deep economic crises. This volume examines the paradox of the resource curse by addressing its root causes& mdash; a buyer's unfair advantage over a supplier; governments that unwisely live off their capital; insufficient investments in education; theft by political leaders; grievances in producing regions-and what can be done to resolve these issues. Contributors lay out a broad framework suggesting how willing governments might obtain a contractual advantage over oil corporations, achieve optimal expenditure and investment practices, di…
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Weitere Autoren: Sachs, Jeffrey D. (Hrsg.) / Stiglitz, Joseph E. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-231-14196-3
- EAN: 9780231141963
- Produktnummer: 2710586
- Verlag: Columbia Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 408 S.
- Masse: H23.7 cm x B16.1 cm x D3.7 cm 721 g
- Gewicht: 721
- Sonstiges: Ab 22 J.
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Edited by Macartan Humphreys, Jeffrey D. Sachs, and Joseph E. Stiglitz. Foreword by George Soros
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