Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. An Experiment in Development -- 2. Dead Letters -- 3. Becoming "Eligible" -- 4. Ties That Bind -- 5. In the Midst of Things -- 6. Footprints -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O --...

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Turning Oil and Gas Wealth into Sustainable and Equitable Development -- 2 Managing the Extractive Resource -- 3 Revenue Management in the Oil...

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 National Laws -- Introduction -- National Laws -- Families of National Legal Systems -- The Common Law System -- The Civil Law (Code) System -- Islamic Law -- Do Contracts Make Law? -- Additional...

This paper proposes an integrated approach to fiscal policy analysis in oil producing countries (OPCs) geared towards addressing their unique and complex policy challenges. First, an accurate assessment of the fiscal stance in OPCs can be obscured by large and volatile oil revenue flows. Second,...