Essays about: "Resources curse"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words Resources curse.

  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. Commercialisation in the nonprofit sector - Blessing or curse?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anna-Magdalena Gross; [2022-07-15]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The rapidly growing nonprofit sector with its important role as a provider of social services is facing new challenges; not only due to the growing number of organisations competing for scarce resources, but also as a result of the increasing complexity of social issues that the sector is trying to solve. To respond to the current challenges, nonprofit organisations are increasingly utilising commercial practices. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  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