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1. 1. TRANSPARENCY AND THE RESOURCE CURSE IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY Changes since oil discovery

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amanda Alagic; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Resources curse; Ghana; Transparency; Oil; Corruption;

   Abstract : When a country has high levels of natural resources, they risk falling prey to the resource curse. Studies show a correlation between high levels of natural resources and corruption as well as lower quality institutions and less democracy. Transparency is a key precondition for accountability and mitigating corruption. READ MORE

3. 2. Has Sweden “Struck Oil”? Exchange Rate Implications of Large Natural Resource Discoveries

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Emil Dahlbom; Johan Helmstad; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Natural Reources; Exchange Rate; Exchange Rate Volatility; Minerals; Oil; Gas; Resource Curse; Dutch Disease; Macroeconomics; Sweden;

   Abstract : With the global shift towards renewable energy and sustainable development, what are considered important natural resources and the value thereof, is undergoing a change, particularly as new technologies develop. The effects of natural resources on macroeconomic factors have been debated for centuries, and while some countries have sustainably managed their natural resources, empirical evidence shows that positive effects should not be taken for granted. READ MORE

4. 3. Delayed Demographic Transitions - The Natural Resource Curse Extended? A case study for Bolivia 1900--2010

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Lina Madita Philippsen; [2022]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates if dependence on natural resources causes a delayed demographic transition. The Plurinational State of Bolivia is taken as an example as it is a country with a high share of Mining \& Oil activities in its economy. The method of investigation is a time series analysis covering the period 1900--2010. READ MORE

5. 4. Deepening or Dampening the Resource Curse? The effects of Chinese lending on the resource curse in African countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Timothy Littorin Liljerehn; [2022]
   Keywords : Resource curse; Chinese lending; China; Africa; Natural resource dependency; Angola; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Natural resource abundant countries, especially ones rich in oil, tend to suffer from political and economical problems as an effect of their resource wealth. This phenomenon has been observed and studied by many scholars and has been labelled the “Resource curse”. READ MORE

6. 5. ‘Our own law is making us beggars’ : understanding the marginal experiences of governed, mine-side communities in Mutoko district, Zimbabwe

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Saymore Ngonidzashe Kativu; [2021]
   Keywords : unequal ecological exchange; lifeworld; granite mining; governance; mining anthropology; natural resources curse; natural resources governance; Zimbabwe;

   Abstract : There is a rising interest in the Global South, to ensure that mineral resources are governed to benefit local communities where they are extracted. The shared Africa Mining Vision and economic aspirations in Zimbabwe seeking to integrate equity in governing and extracting mineral resources reflects such interests. READ MORE