The present paper discusses the impacts of oil discovery in Sudan. The subsequent exploitation of oil enhanced gradual deterioration in the country's social cohesion and accelerated armed movements. That was triggered by complaints of ill-distribution of wealth, development and political power...

Resource Curse and Post-Soviet Eurasia: Oil, Gas, and Modernization is an in-depth analysis on the impact of oil and gas abundance on political, economic, and social developments of Russia and other post-Soviet states and nations (such as Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan). The chapters of the book...

Motivated by the fact that the taxation of natural resources is both crucial and particularly challenging for developing countries, this paper draws on a unique dataset to produce empirical evidence on two issues pertaining to the fiscal impact of oil. On a sample of 31 countries during the...