The oil curse : how petroleum wealth shapes the development of nations
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012].
Physical Desc
xxi, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Prescott College - CIRCCOLL - Circulating Collection
HD9578.D44 R67 2012
1 available
HD9578.D44 R67 2012
1 available
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Published
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279) and index.
Description
Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be fixed? In this groundbreaking analysis, Michael L. Ross looks at how developing nations are shaped by their mineral wealth--and how they can turn oil from a curse into a blessing. Ross traces the oil curse to the upheaval of the 1970s, when oil prices soared and governments across the developing world seized control of their countries' oil industries. Before nationalization, the oil-rich countries looked much like the rest of the world; today, they are 50 percent more likely to be ruled by autocrats--and twice as likely to descend into civil war--than countries without oil. The Oil Curse shows why oil wealth typically creates less economic growth than it should; why it produces jobs for men but not women; and why it creates more problems in poor states than in rich ones. It also warns that the global thirst for petroleum is causing companies to drill in increasingly poor nations, which could further spread the oil curse. This landmark book explains why good geology often leads to bad governance, and how this can be changed.
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LC Subjects
Civil war -- Developing countries.
Developing countries -- Economic policy.
Natural resources -- Developing countries.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Government policy -- Developing countries.
Petroleum products -- Prices.
Revenue -- Developing countries.
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions.
Developing countries -- Economic policy.
Natural resources -- Developing countries.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Government policy -- Developing countries.
Petroleum products -- Prices.
Revenue -- Developing countries.
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ross, M. L. (2012). The oil curse: how petroleum wealth shapes the development of nations . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ross, Michael Lewin, 1961-. 2012. The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ross, Michael Lewin, 1961-. The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations Princeton University Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ross, Michael Lewin. The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations Princeton University Press, 2012.
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