Mineral rents and the financing of social policy: opportunities and challenges

Combining a theoretical approach with individual country case studies, this volume systematically analyses the relationship between mineral wealth, social development outcomes and social policy in developing countries. Chapters discuss how some countries manage to channel their resources into sustainable economic policies while others fail to do so; the factors that impede such investment; and whether boosting mineral rents can help promote democracy, social inclusion and economic development.This volume is unique and distinctive, moving beyond existing research to analyse the implications of natural resources for developing countries and focusing on the social and political implications of mineral rents. INDICE: Introduction: Blessing or Curse? .K.Hujo.PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES.Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries;.T.Gylafson.Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; .S.Asfaha.Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; .L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos.Institutional Change and State Capacity; .E.Dietsche.PART II: CASE STUDIES.Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; .H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik.Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; .J.Guajardo B.Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; .W.Ascher; Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? .S.Pegg.Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; .J.Adesina.Conclusion: Options and Constraints; .K.Hujo.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-37090-6
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 368
• Fecha Publicación: 29/05/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido