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Oil wealth and development in Uganda and beyond : prospects, opportunities and challenges
Langer, Arnim (ed.); Ukiwo, Ukoha (ed.); Mbabazi, Pamela (ed.) - 2020
Large quantities of oil were discovered in the Albertine Rift Valley in Western Uganda in 2006. The sound management of … these oil resources and revenues is undoubtedly one of the key public policy challenges for Uganda as it is for other … broad scope of issues that need to be addressed in order for Uganda to realise the full potential of its oil wealth for …
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Oil exploration and exploitation in Nigeria and the challenge of sustainable development : an assessment of the Niger Delta
Enyoghasim, Michael Oguwuike; Anochiwa, Lasbrey; … - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy : IJEEP 9 (2019) 4, pp. 369-380
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Extractives for development : ten main messages
Addison, Tony; Roe, Alan - 2018
Countries face both challenges and opportunities in using their extractive industries to achieve more inclusive development - particularly in the developing world. Yet while a large national income can result from resource wealth, it can also be associated with acute social inequality and deep...
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Mozambique : bust before boom : reflections on investment surges and new gas
Roe, Alan - 2018
This paper is a sequel to an earlier paper that looked in broad terms at many of the issues that Mozambique faces today in managing its new extractive resources. The paper first describes the investment surge that has already been prompted by new gas discoveries in Mozambique. It then summarizes...
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Digging deep: resource exploitation and higher education
Balza, Lenin H.; Rios Rueda, Camilo de los; Rivera, … - 2022 - This version: November 15, 2022
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Digging deep : resource exploitation and higher education
Balza, Lenin H.; Rios Rueda, Camilo de los; Rivera, … - 2022
Do resource-extraction booms crowd out postsecondary education? We explore this question by examining the higher education-related decisions of Chilean high school graduates during the 2000s commodities boom. We find mineral extraction increases a person's likelihood of enrolling in...
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From natural resource boom to sustainable economic growth : lessons from Mongolia
Li, Bin; Gupta, Pranav; Yu, Jiangyan - In: International economics : a journal published by CEPII … 151 (2017), pp. 7-25
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Papua New Guinea and the natural resource curse
Avalos, Nayda; Gonzales Stuva, Veronica; Heal, Adam; … - In: Comparative economic studies 57 (2015) 2, pp. 345-360
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Papua New Guinea and the natural resource curse
Avalos, Nayda; Gonzales Stuva, Veronica; Heal, Adam; … - 2013
Several empirical studies have found that when exports are concentrated in natural resources countries experience slower rates of economic growth. Various potential channels for this relationship have been identified including Dutch disease, volatility in the terms of trade, and impacts on...
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Energy governance, transnational rules, and the resource curse : exploring the effectiveness of the extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
Sovacool, Benjamin K.; Walter, Götz; Graaf, Thijs van de; … - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 83 (2016), pp. 179-192
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