New Approaches to the Governance of Natural Resources

Insights from Africa
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-44769-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4085 g

Reihe: International Political Economy Series

The book provides an in-depth analysis of the governance of Africa's natural resource sectors (oil, biofuels, forestry, fisheries, minerals) and new insights for readers as they navigate the burgeoning research on global governance initiatives and regional/national strategies that seek to improve the governance of the continent's natural resources.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grant, J.

Mitchell, M.

Compaoré, W.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: INTRODUCTION: THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS 1. 'New' Approaches to the Governance of Africa's Natural Resources; J. Andrew Grant, W. R. Nadège Compaoré, Matthew I. Mitchell, and Mats Ingulstad 2. Interrogating the 'Good' in 'Good Governance': Rethinking Natural Resource Governance Theory and Practice in Africa; Mari-Lise du Preez PART II: GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN AFRICA'S OIL SECTOR 3. The Rise and Fall of Oil-Rentier States in Africa; Douglas Yates 4. Access to Information and Transparency Provisions in Petroleum Laws in Africa: A Comparative Analysis; Peter G. Veit and Carole Excell 5. Micro Level Effects of Oil Resources: Insights from a Survey of Angolan Microcredit Clients; Allan Cain, Ivar Kolstad, and Arne Wiig 6. Bridging the Governance Gap in South Sudan: Connecting Policymakers to Populations in Africa's Newest Oil-Producing Country; Conrad Winn, Melissa Jennings, and Matthew I. Mitchell PART III: GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN AFRICA'S NON PETROLEUM NATURAL RESOURCE SECTORS 7. Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Mining: From Engagement to Development in Ghana; Hevina S. Dashwood and Bill Buenar Puplampu 8. Network Governance and the African Timber Organization: Prospects for Regional Forestry Governance in Africa; J. Andrew Grant, Dianne Balraj, Jeremy Davison, and Georgia Mavropoulos-Vagelis 9. Refocusing Governance from the 'Bottom-Up': Understanding the Gendered Dynamics of Land Deals for Biofuel Development in Kenya and Tanzania; Andrea Collins 10. Casting the Net Widely: Effective Governance and the Contribution of Fisheries to the Development of African Countries; Ussif Rashid Sumaila and Dawit Tesfamichael 11. Hydropolitics and Transboundary River Basin Management Nuances in the Southern African Development Community; Anthony Turton PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS: NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 12. Global and Local Challenges and Opportunities: Reflections on China and the Governance of African Natural Resources; Christopher Aldenand Ana Cristina Alves 13. Prospects and Trends in the Governance of Africa's Natural Resources: From Resource Conflicts to the Role of External and Internal Actors; J. Andrew Grant, W. R. Nadège Compaoré, Matthew I. Mitchell, and Timothy M. Shaw

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Alden, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Ana Cristina Alves, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dianne Balraj, Conservation International, Guyana
Allan Cain, Development Workshop, Angola
Andrea Collins, Queen's University, Canada
Hevina S. Dashwood, Brock University, Canada
Jeremy Davison, University of Toronto, Canada
Mari-Lise du Preez, independent researcher and development consultant, South Africa
Carole Excell, World Resources Institute, USA
Mats Ingulstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Melissa Jennings, independent researcher and development consultant, South Sudan
Ivar Kolstad, Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway
Georgia Mavropoulos-Vagelis, Ernst and Young, South Africa
Bill Buenar Puplampu, University of Ghana, Ghana
Timothy M. Shaw, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
Ussif Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dawit Tesfamichael, University of British Columbia, Canada
Anthony Turton, University of the Free State, South Africa
Peter G. Veit, World Resources Institute, USA
Arne Wiig, Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway
Conrad Winn, Carleton University, Canada
Douglas Yates, American University of Paris, France