Fuelling War
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Alluvial Diamonds
armed conflict analysis
Author_Philippe Le Billon
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Chad Cameroon Petroleum Development
Conflict Diamonds
Diffuse Resources
DRC's Natural Resource
ECOWAS Monitoring Group
EITI
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
extractive sector governance
HRD.
Improving Resource Governance
Large Resource Rents
Military Junta
Moro National Liberation Front
natural resource conflict prevention strategies
NGO Campaigning
PNG Government
political economy resources
President Sassou Nguesso
rebel financing mechanisms
rentier state theory
Resource Curse Thesis
Resource Dependent Countries
Resource Dependent Regions
Resource Rents
Resource Rich Countries
resource-driven instability
Revenue Concentration
UNITA Diamond
Western Sahara
World Diamonds Council
Product details
- ISBN 9781138416956
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Aug 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development. The experience of countries like Angola and Iraq, however, suggests that resource wealth often proves a curse rather than a blessing. Billions of dollars from resource exploitation benefit repressive regimes and rebel groups, at a massive cost for local populations. This Adelphi Paper analyses the economic and political vulnerability of resource-dependent countries; assesses how resources influence the likelihood and course of conflicts; and discusses current initiatives to improve resource governance in the interest of peace. It concludes that long-term stability in resource-exporting regions will depend on their developmental outcomes, and calls for a broad reform agenda prioritising the basic needs and security of local populations.
