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Energy, Wealth and Governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Lessons not learned
Series: Central Asia Research Forum
Drawing upon recent progress in development economics and political science, the book provides fresh analysis of the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries transition to a market economy by tracing the impact of natural resource endowment. The book examines the synergies between energy-rich and...
Published April 5th 2006 by Routledge
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Approaches to Sustainable Development
Published June 11th 1997 by Routledge
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Sustaining Development in Mineral Economies
The Resource Curse Thesis
It is widely believed that natural mineral resources are desirable. However there is growing evidence that this may not always be the case. Indeed, it seems that natural assets can distort the economy to such a degree that the benefit actually becomes a curse. In Sustaining Development in Mineral...
Published April 21st 1993 by Routledge