Corruption, Natural Resources and Development
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Corruption, Natural Resources and Development: From Resource Curse to Political Ecology

Corruption, Natural Resources and Development: From Resource Curse to Political Ecology


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Corruption, Natural Resources and Development provides a fresh and extensive discussion of corruption issues in natural resources sectors. Reflecting on recent debates in corruption research and revisiting resource curse challenges in light of political ecology approaches, this volume provides a series of nuanced and policy-relevant case studies analyzing patterns of corruption around natural resources and options to reach anti-corruption goals. Using corruption case studies across a wide spectrum of natural resource sectors from around the world, the expert contributions explore political ecology as a means of analysing resource curse challenges. The potential for new variations of the resource curse in the forest and urban land sectors and the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies in resource sectors are considered in depth. Corruption in oil, gas, mining, fisheries, biofuel, wildlife, forestry and urban land are all covered, and potential solutions discussed. This forward-thinking book is essential reading for students and academics in the fields of development studies, political ecology, corruption, development economics and international political economy. The evidence and policy solutions included will be of great appeal to policymakers and practitioners. Contributors include: I. Amundsen, F. Boamah, C.J. Cavanagh, K.E. Dupuy, L. Epremian, B. Eriksen, O.-H. Fjeldstad, J. Jacquet, J. Johnsøn, P. Le Billon, P. Lujala, G. Mayo-Anda, J.P. Mrema, O. Remy, R. Sumaila, T. Søreide, A. Witter, T. Wyatt, D. Zinnbauer

Table of Contents:
Contents: Introduction Aled Williams and Philippe Le Billon PART I EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES 1. Nigeria: Defying the Resource Curse Inge Amundsen 2. Zero-Tolerance to Corruption? Norway’s Role in Petroleum-Related Corruption Internationally Birthe Eriksen and Tina Søreide 3. Governance Challenges in Tanzania’s Natural Gas Sector: Unregulated Lobbyism and Uncoordinated Policy Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Jesper Johnsøn 4. Transparency and Natural Resource Revenue Management: Empowering the Public With Information? Päivi Lujala and Levon Epremian 5. Corruption and Elite Capture of Mining Community Development Funds in Ghana and Sierra Leone Kendra E. Dupuy 6. Misuse of the Malampaya Royalty Fund Grizelda Mayo-Anda PART II RENEWABLE RESOURCE SECTORS 7. When Bad Gets Worse: Corruption and Fisheries Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Jennifer Jacquet and Allison Witter 8. Mapping the State’s Janus Face: Green Economy and the ‘Green Resource Curse’ in Kenya’s Highland Forests Connor Joseph Cavanagh 9. Strengthening Institutions Against Corruption? Biofuel Deals in Ghana Festus Boamah and Aled Williams 10. Forest Resources and Local Elite Capture: Revisiting a Community-Based Forest Management ‘Success Case’ in Tanzania Joseph Perfect Mrema 11. Rosewood Democracy Oliver Remy 12. How Corruption Enables Wildlife Trafficking Tanya Wyatt 13. Urban Land: A New Type of Resource Curse? Dieter Zinnbauer Index

About the Author :
Edited by Aled Williams, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Bergen, Norway and Philippe Le Billon, Department of Geography and the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, Canada

Review :
‘This is a book that deals with issues that are crucial for the survival of humans, vital for the health of the earth and essential for governance and economic development in 21st century. One of the interesting features of this book is that cross-disciplinary or contextual. The analyses are placed in their proper socio-legal, political and economic contexts. It therefore makes for easy reading by the non-specialist and practical application of the conclusions or recommendations by stakeholders. There is no doubt that all the 13 essays and the introduction are very well written. The language is crisp, fluent and accessible. The subjects covered are wide-ranging and captivating.’ ‘This book on Corruption, Natural Resources and Development helps us understand, through qualitative analysis, the processes through which unequal distributions manifest and, in doing so, provides valuable insights about the paradox of plenty, resource governance, and economic underdevelopment. It is an accessible and non-technical complement to quantitative economics research on related topics.’ ‘This is an excellent book which challenges us to rethink the relationship between natural resources and corruption. It offers a wide range of rich and detailed cases - when combined they powerfully demonstrate how a political ecology approach can help us move beyond approaches to corruption which define it simply as “deviance”. The result is a book which is of great value to academics and practitioners alike. If you want to understand how corruption shapes natural resources use and extraction, this is a must-read.’ ‘This fascinating and wide-ranging collection shows how politics and power interact to limit the social benefits of natural resource endowments. Stressing the context-dependent nature of rent seeking and corruption, the authors move beyond the simplistic “resource curse” literature to highlight the key role of self-seeking local elites and of aid programs that fail to cope with local political realities.’


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781785361197
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 192
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1785361198
  • Publisher Date: 27 Jan 2017
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: From Resource Curse to Political Ecology


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