Buch, Englisch, 109 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 360 g
The Management of Mineral Wealth
Buch, Englisch, 109 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 360 g
ISBN: 978-0-7923-7294-3
Verlag: Springer US
Investing for Sustainability: The Management of Mineral Wealth begins with a discussion of the elusive concept of sustainability. New technology and substitution has made a resource like peat obsolete long before it became exhausted physically. Jevons' famous book "The Coal Question" is discussed at some length as a case of unwarranted concern about the depletion of resources. The book also highlights other cases which strike a less happy note. Nauru, one of the smallest sovereign states in the world, has for decades lived off phosphate resources that are now running out. Nauru attempted to make its phosphate wealth permanent through investment funds but failed.
Despite its success with its Permanent Fund, less of the oil wealth of Alaska has been made permanent than would appear warranted, and the same is true of Alberta and Norway. Judging from the experiences of the three funds, and the current political debate in Norway, Investing for Sustainability: The Management of Mineral Wealth suggests that it is essential that the citizenry at large benefit directly from mineral rents investment funds if they are to succeed.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Wirtschaftsgeologie
- Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energietechnik & Elektrotechnik
- Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Bergbau, Hüttenwesen
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Energiewirtschaft: Alternative & Erneuerbare Energien
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface. 1. The Elusive Concept of Sustainability. 2. Mineral Wealth: What It Is. 3. Mineral Rent Investment Funds. 4. Nauru and Sustainability. 5. The Alaska Permanent Fund. 6. The Alberta Heritage Fund. 7. The Norwegian Petroleum Fund. 8. Conclusions. References. Index.