The Institutions Curse: Natural Resources, Politics, and Development

ISBN-13: 9781316503362 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 412 str.

Victor Menaldo

Opis

Debunks the view that natural resources lead to terrible outcomes by demonstrating that oil and minerals are actually a blessing.

Recenzje

'This book explores the role of natural resources, especially oil, in the development of countries. … A wide geographic area is covered, including but not limited to North America, Europe and the Middle East. … The author argues that political institutions, not resource endowment, are the basis for differences in development. … It adds to the literature on the role of natural resources, institutions, and development. Footnotes and references. … Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.' J. E. Weaver, Choice

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Three puzzles and some building blocks; 3. Intellectual heritage of the institutions curse view; 4. The institutions curse; 5. Not manna from heaven after all: the endogeneity of oil; 6. The resource blessing; 7. Whither the Arab Spring?; 8. Conclusions.