hierarchical contests and comparing the implications of centralized with decentralized governance. Increasing information available …

This paper reviews the political economy of extractive resources and the associated resources sector governance agenda …. The consensus that good sector governance improves the developmental impacts of extractive resources exploitation is … premised on the understanding that institutions matter for development. However, there is no straightforward answer to the …

Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … state to establish and implement policies reflecting good governance; for example, a government that is accountable and …

policies should be applied at all, but how to design and implement them. For the extractive industries this development poses a … the new debate on industrial policy in relation to the extractive industries and the extractives-led development agenda. …