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The scramble for African oil : oppression, corruption and war for control of Africa's natural resources / Douglas A. Yates.
Lippincott Library HD9577.A2 Y38 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yates, Douglas A. (Douglas Andrew), 1964-
- Series:
- New politics, progressive policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects--Africa.
- Petroleum industry and trade.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Economic aspects--Africa.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Africa.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Economic aspects.
- Petroleum industry and trade--Political aspects.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- x, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pluto Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, [2012]
- Summary:
- This book shows how the international demand for oil contributes to the chronic problems plaguing Africa. Douglas A. Yates shows how the 'scramble' by the great powers for African oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy. He documents how Africans have refused to remain passive in the face of such developments, forming movements to challenge this new attempt at domination.
- This book challenges common misconceptions about Africa and raises questions about the consequences of our reliance on foreign resources. It will be vital reading for all those studying development and global political economy. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Power from above
- 1 Foreign States and Trade Relations 13
- 2 Multinational Corporations and Nationalization 35
- 3 International Organization and Governance 57
- 4 Rentier States and Kleptocracy 79
- 5 Praetorian Regimes and Terror 101
- Part II Power from below
- 6 Journalists and Intellectuals 129
- 7 Political Parties and Elections 155
- 8 Armed Struggle for Independence 178
- 9 Popular Resistance and People Power 200
- 10 Unscrambling the Scramble for African Oil 218.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780745330464
- 0745330460
- 9780745330457
- 0745330452
- OCLC:
- 773735435
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