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6. Deepening or Dampening the Resource Curse? The effects of Chinese lending on the resource curse in African countries
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Natural resource abundant countries, especially ones rich in oil, tend to suffer from political and economical problems as an effect of their resource wealth. This phenomenon has been observed and studied by many scholars and has been labelled the “Resource curse”. LÄS MER
7. Asien och Resursförbannelsen: En empirisk studie över demokrati och naturtillgångar
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikSammanfattning : Democracy in Asia has declined over the last decade which affects the whole world economically, socially, and politically. For reversing the trend and to implement proactive measures for countries at risk of being autocratized, an understanding of processes that affect the degree of democracy is required. LÄS MER
8. Oil: a curse for gender equality? Evidence from Latin America
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : Latin America is considered the most unequal region of the world - and also, its second largest oil producer. Using prior research on resource curse and its potential effects on democracy in the mentioned area, combined with research on gender equality in the Middle East - this paper aims to explore the existence of a potential statistical relationship between oil and gender equality. LÄS MER
9. ‘Our own law is making us beggars’ : understanding the marginal experiences of governed, mine-side communities in Mutoko district, Zimbabwe
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : There is a rising interest in the Global South, to ensure that mineral resources are governed to benefit local communities where they are extracted. The shared Africa Mining Vision and economic aspirations in Zimbabwe seeking to integrate equity in governing and extracting mineral resources reflects such interests. LÄS MER
10. Naturressurser: forbannelse eller velsignelse?
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Contrary to popular belief, countries rich in natural resources are often poorer than their resource-poor neighbors. The phenomenon «the resource curse” is defined as “the perverse effects of a country’s natural resource wealth on its economic, social, or political wellbeing”. LÄS MER