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africa
angola
Author_Kristin Reed
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civil war
crude oil
degradation
economic boom
economic issues
environmental impact of oil
environmental policies
environmental science
environmentalists
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exclusion
extraction zones
global economy
modern africa
money and power
national instability
natural resources
nonfiction
northern angola
offshore oil
oil boom
oil extraction
oil policies
oil politics
petrocapitalism
regional economy
scientists
traditional livelihoods
violence
Product details
- ISBN 9780520258228
- Weight: 499g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Nov 2009
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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After decades of civil war and instability, the African country of Angola is experiencing a spectacular economic boom thanks to its most valuable natural resource: oil. But oil extraction - both on and offshore - is a toxic remedy for the country's economic ills, with devastating effects on both the environment and traditional livelihoods. Focusing on the everyday realities of people living in the extraction zones, Kristin Reed explores the exclusion, degradation, and violence that are the fruits of petrocapitalism in Angola.
Kristin Reed holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a program consultant to humanitarian and environmental nonprofit organizations.
