The Developmental Challenges of Mining and Oil: Lessons from Africa and Latin America

Rosemary Thorp; Stefania Battistelli; Yvan Guichaoua; Jose Carlos Orihuela; Maritza Parades

The Developmental Challenges of Mining and Oil: Lessons from Africa and Latin America

Rosemary Thorp
, Stefania Battistelli
, Yvan Guichaoua
, Jose Carlos Orihuela
, Maritza Parades

School of Global Development

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages	228
ISBN (Print)	978-1-137-00146-7
Publication status	Published - Apr 2012

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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