Essays about: "Resource-rich country"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Resource-rich country.

  1. 1. The fast-growing trade between China and African Countries

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : MOHAMED ABBDIRAHMAN IBRAHIM; [2019]
    Keywords : China; Africa; China-Africa trade.;

    Abstract : According to the IMF, China is today the second world economic power with respect to nominal GDP, an increase from 6th place in the year 2000. Though its GDP surpassed that of the US in 2015 with respect to PPP. On the other side, China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of goods and the second-largest importer of goods worldwide. READ MORE

  3. 2. Social Capabilities and Catch-up Growth in Natural Resource Rich Developing Countries: A long-term perspective for the case of Chile

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alvaro von Borries; [2018]
    Keywords : Economic development; catch-up growth; social capabilities; natural resources; Chile; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research addresses the role of social capabilities over the growth trajectory of natural resource (NR) rich developing countries through a case study – an analytical narrative using data from various sources – of the Chilean experience since the early 1900s to the present. The paper adopts a novel framework, which identifies four distinct but interrelated dimensions of social capabilities: transformation, inclusion, and autonomy and accountability of the State. READ MORE

  4. 3. Electrified Africa – Associated investments and costs

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Ioannis Pappis; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Africa is a resource rich continent in both fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. Nevertheless, its significantly underdeveloped electricity infrastructure and un-deployed power generation potential lead to more than 620 million people to lack electricity access and the rest to face shortages and high prices. READ MORE

  5. 4. Implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti): Stakeholders’ Perspectives in the Case of Colombia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Luis Miguel Mateus Molano; [2014-03-24]
    Keywords : EITI; Accountability; Transparency; Good Governance; Colombia; Voluntary Codes of Conduct; Extractive Industries; Resource-rich country; stakeholders;

    Abstract : This thesis will address accountability and transparency issues in the Colombian Extractive Industry by assessing the eventual subscription of the country to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The EITI is an attempt to induce accountability and transparency in extractive revenues that eventually will foster the alleviation of poverty and instability in developing countries. READ MORE

  6. 5. Oil Management and the Resource Curse in Ghana: the role of civil society

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Henrik Rundquist; [2014]
    Keywords : Resource curse; civil society; democracy; accountability; institutional quality; Ghana; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The so-called ‘Resource curse’ has manifested in several resource rich countries in the African continent. When Ghana found oil in 2007, the finding was consequently accompanied by high hopes of economic growth and increased social welfare (blessing), but also fear that they oil would increase corruption and political patronage (curse). READ MORE