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The oil curse how petroleum wealth shapes the development of nations /

Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be fixed? In this groundbreaking analysis, Michael L. Ross looks at how developing nations are shaped by their mineral...

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Main Author: Ross, Michael Lewin, 1961-
Other Authors: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2012]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 289 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Ebook Central (EBC)
Subjects:
Petroleum industry and trade -- Government policy -- Developing countries.
Revenue -- Developing countries.
Petroleum products -- Prices.
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions.
Natural resources -- Developing countries.
Civil war -- Developing countries.
Developing countries -- Economic policy.

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