Essays about: "resource curse"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 49 essays containing the words resource curse.

  1. 11. The Rohingya Conflict : An Analysis through the Lens of the Geopolitical Economy of Resources

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Mostakim Bin Motaher; [2019]
    Keywords : Rohingya Conflict; Rohingya Crisis; Geopolitical Economy; Resource War; Rakhine State; Government of Myanmar; Tatmadaw; China; India.;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to reveal the underlying reason behind the recent Rohingya conflict. This paper argues that, instead of only focusing on the ethnic and religious view of the Rohingya conflict, the geopolitical economic view of the conflict also needs to be addressed sincerely as the conflict has a long history and occurred in different political and economic conditions. READ MORE

  3. 12. Resource Dependence and Economic Growth: Distinguishing between Renewable and Non-Renewable Commodities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Lieke van de Straat; [2019]
    Keywords : Resource Curse; Industrialisation; Sustained Economic Growth; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Sustained economic growth is essential for developing countries in order to develop. Resource dependent countries face difficulties creating sustained growth as most suffer from a resource curse. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Platinum Boom in Rustenburg and the Bust of the Community : A case study of the Natural Resource Curse in South Africa

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Hedvig Lagercrantz; Shima Khabbaz; [2019]
    Keywords : Boomtown; platinum; mining; social disruption; place attachment; social impacts; Rustenburg; South Africa;

    Abstract : The dependence on natural resources is not a new phenomenon and it has posed issues in undiversified economies. The social impact that the booming of the mining industry has on the local level is still an area in need of investigation. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Effect of Natural Resource Dependence on Education in Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jasmin Bina; [2019]
    Keywords : Natural Resource Dependence; Resource Curse; Human Capital; Indonesia; Southeast Asia; Pooled Mean Group Estimator; Fixed Effects; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Empirical evidence on the effect of natural resource dependence on education so far has revealed mixed results. As a result of the ongoing controversy, this examination offers the opportunity to extend knowledge about the relationship between natural resource dependence and education. READ MORE

  6. 15. The resource curse hypothesis: an empirical investigation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gabriele Bindi; [2018]
    Keywords : Resource curse hypothesis; Natural resource abundance; Economic growth; Institutions; ARDL; CS-ARDL; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The relationship between natural resources and economic growth has been widely analyzed in the recent past. This thesis empirically examines the “resource curse hypothesis”, i.e. countries with large natural resource endowments have tended to grow less rapidly than resource-scarce nations. READ MORE