Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Definitions -- Executive Summary -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Background and Objective -- Main Issues for the Sector -- The World Bank Group's Changing Role in the Extractive Industries -- 2 From Economic Benefits to Sustainable...

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...