Oil, democracy, and development in Africa / John R. Heilbrunn, Colorado School of Mines, Associate Professor, Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies, The Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heilbrunn, John R., 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Democracy--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Democracy.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Economic conditions--1960-.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 270 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Oil, Democracy, & Development in Africa

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Oil, Democracy, and Development in Africa presents an optimistic analysis of the continent's oil-producing states. With attention to the complex histories, the interactions of key industry actors and policy makers, and the goals of diverse groups in society, this contribution fills a gap in the literature on resource-abundant countries. John R. Heilbrunn presents a positive assessment of circumstances in contemporary African oil exporters. The book demonstrates that even those leaders who are among the least accountable use oil revenues to improve their citizens' living standards, if only a little bit. As a consequence, African oil producers are growing economically and their people are living under increasingly democratic polities. Heilbrunn thus calls for a long-overdue reassessment of the impact of hydrocarbons on developing economies.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Oil, democracy, and development in Africa; 2. Historic paths: colonialism and its legacies; 3. Oil companies: corporate strategies and profits; 4. Economic growth and phases of production; 5. Resource revenues, corruption, and contracts; 6. Machine politics, oil, and democracy; 7. Conclusion: oil, democracy, and development in Africa.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-90532-5

1-139-91503-7

1-139-89942-2

1-139-90335-7

1-107-27923-2

1-139-91110-4

1-139-92284-X

1-139-91896-6

1-139-90725-5