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1. 1. TRANSPARENCY AND THE RESOURCE CURSE IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY Changes since oil discovery

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Amanda Alagic; [2023-06-29]
   Nyckelord :Resources curse; Ghana; Transparency; Oil; Corruption;

   Sammanfattning : When a country has high levels of natural resources, they risk falling prey to the resource curse. Studies show a correlation between high levels of natural resources and corruption as well as lower quality institutions and less democracy. Transparency is a key precondition for accountability and mitigating corruption. LÄS MER

3. 2. Has Sweden “Struck Oil”? Exchange Rate Implications of Large Natural Resource Discoveries

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Författare :Emil Dahlbom; Johan Helmstad; [2023-06-29]
   Nyckelord :Natural Reources; Exchange Rate; Exchange Rate Volatility; Minerals; Oil; Gas; Resource Curse; Dutch Disease; Macroeconomics; Sweden;

   Sammanfattning : With the global shift towards renewable energy and sustainable development, what are considered important natural resources and the value thereof, is undergoing a change, particularly as new technologies develop. The effects of natural resources on macroeconomic factors have been debated for centuries, and while some countries have sustainably managed their natural resources, empirical evidence shows that positive effects should not be taken for granted. LÄS MER

4. 3. Mineralresursers effekt på styrelseskick - Fallstudie av Botswana & Chile

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Noa Persson; Ange-Chadia Uwamahoro; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Political resource curse; good governance; Botswana; Chile; mineral countries; Law and Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : Syftet med denna rapport är att undersöka hur länderna Botswana och Chile undkommit den politiska resursförbannelsen. Den politiska resursförbannelsen antyder på ett negativt förhållande mellan naturresurser och demokratisk utveckling. Forskning tyder på att institutioner påverkar hur ett land påverkas av förekomsten av naturresurser. LÄS MER

5. 4. Commercialisation in the nonprofit sector - Blessing or curse?

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Författare :Anna-Magdalena Gross; [2022-07-15]
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : The rapidly growing nonprofit sector with its important role as a provider of social services is facing new challenges; not only due to the growing number of organisations competing for scarce resources, but also as a result of the increasing complexity of social issues that the sector is trying to solve. To respond to the current challenges, nonprofit organisations are increasingly utilising commercial practices. LÄS MER

7. 5. Delayed Demographic Transitions - The Natural Resource Curse Extended? A case study for Bolivia 1900--2010

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Författare :Lina Madita Philippsen; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates if dependence on natural resources causes a delayed demographic transition. The Plurinational State of Bolivia is taken as an example as it is a country with a high share of Mining \& Oil activities in its economy. The method of investigation is a time series analysis covering the period 1900--2010. LÄS MER