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Collier, Paul; Venables, Anthony J - Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich … - 2009

This paper provides an overview of the relationships between natural resources, governance, and economic performance …. The relationships run in both directions, with resources potentially altering the quality of governance, and governance … being particularly important for resource poor countries. Both these relationships have threshold effects; if governance …

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Resource Rents, Governance, and Conflict

Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 49 (2005) 4, pp. 625-633

Case studies as well as cross-country studies suggest that countries with an abundance of natural resources are more prone to violent conflict. This collection of articles analyzes the link between natural resources and civil war in a number of different ways. So far the literature falls broadly...

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Paradise lost: The costs of state failure in the Pacific

Chauvet, Lisa; Collier, Paul; Hoeffler, Anke - 2007

Globally, state failure is hugely costly. We estimate the total cost of failing states at around US$276 billion per year. In this paper we apply our global framework and methodology to analyse the cost of failing states in the Pacific Ocean. Globally, failing states inflict very large costs on...

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