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Mineral rents and the financing of social policy : opportunities and challenges / edited by Katja Hujo.
LIBRA HN980 .M46 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Social policy in a development context
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social policy.
- Developing countries--Social policy.
- Developing countries.
- Mineral industries--Developing countries.
- Mineral industries.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Summary:
- "An exploration of the implications of mineral-led wealth and the opportunities that this creates for economic and social development. The book includes theoretical and policy analyses as well as micro level country case studies, including Norway, Chile, Indonesia, Nigeria and Botswana"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Introduction: Blessing or Curse?
- PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES
- Development and Growth in Mineral-Rich Countries
- Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries
- Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts
- Institutional Change and State Capacity
- PART II: CASE STUDIES
- Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway
- Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile
- Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia
- Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse?
- Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria
- Conclusion: Options and Constraints.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230370906
- 023037090X
- OCLC:
- 774489614
- Online:
- Cover image
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