Botswana is typical of the countries that are endowed with abundant natural resources. Although it is commonly accepted that resource-rich economies tend to fail in accelerating growth, Botswana has experienced the most remarkable economic performance in the region. Using the latest...

This paper revisits the debate on the design of fiscal rules in resource-rich countries. Its main objective is to assess alternative systems of rules against their policy objectives, while taking into account country characteristics. One of the contributions of the paper is to propose fiscal...

K.O. Henseling (wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Umweltbundesamt, dort zuständig für Stoffstromanalysen, Ressourcenschutz, nachhaltige Entwicklung; 1992-1994 Mitarbeit in der Enquete-Kommission "Schutz des Menschen und der Umwelt") befasst sich in diesem Buch mit der Geschichte der...

This study aimed to investigate the geometry distinction of the pores formed by brittle minerals in shale oil reservoir and dig out its significance in hydrocarbon migration and exploitation. 14050 pores related to brittle minerals in typical shale oil reservoir samples are selected as the...