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Natural resources and conflict in Africa : the tragedy of endowment / Abiodun Alao.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alao, Abiodun, author.
- Series:
- Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; v. 29.
- Rochester studies in African history and the Diaspora, 1092-5228 ; v. 29
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural resources--Africa.
- Natural resources.
- Natural resources--Political aspects--Africa.
- Conflict management--Africa.
- Conflict management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 353 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- First published 2007.
- Other Title:
- Natural Resources & Conflict in Africa
- Place of Publication:
- Suffolk : Boydell & Brewer, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa' is the first book to offer a detailed look at conflict over various natural resources in several African countries. Abiodun Alao undertakes this broad survey by categorizing natural resources into four groups: land (including agricultural practices and animal stock), solid minerals, oil, and water. Themes linking these resources to governance and conflict are then identified and examined with numerous examples drawn from specific African countries. Alao's approach offers considered conclusions based on comparative discussions and analysis, thus providing the first comprehensive account of the linkage between natural resources and political and social conflict in Africa. Abiodun Alao is a Senior Research Fellow at the Conflict, Security, and Development Group, School of Social Science and Public Policy, King's College, University of London.
- Contents:
- Natural resources and conflict in Africa : framework for understanding a linkage
- Political geography of natural resources in Africa
- Land and conflict
- The conflicts over solid minerals
- Conflicts involving oil
- Water and conflict
- Governance and natural resource conflicts.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-58046-542-0
- 1-58046-696-6
- OCLC:
- 370364008
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