| The Developmental Challenges of Mining and Oil: Lessons from Africa and Latin America 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Thorp, Rosemary (Author), Battistelli, S. (Author), Guichaoua, Y. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137001461 ISBN-13: 9781137001467 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Trade & Tariffs - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 338.209 |
| LCCN: 2012011348 |
| Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.75 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
