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Oil Democracy And Development In Africa



The author of the book, John Heilbrunn, argues that oil-rich African states are becoming more democratic and that this is a result of their oil revenues. Heilbrunn also argues that the curse of the oil resource is not as severe as is often thought, and that African states are benefiting from their oil wealth. more details
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  • Oil-rich African states are becoming more democratic
  • Oil revenues are benefiting African states
  • The curse of the oil resource is not as severe as is often thought


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The author of the book, John Heilbrunn, argues that oil-rich African states are becoming more democratic and that this is a result of their oil revenues. Heilbrunn also argues that the curse of the oil resource is not as severe as is often thought, and that African states are benefiting from their oil wealth.

Oil, Democracy, and Development in Africa presents an optimistic analysis of the continent's oil-producing states. With attention to the complex histories, the interactions of key industry actors and policy makers, and the goals of diverse groups in society, this contribution fills a gap in the literature on resource-abundant countries. John R. Heilbrunn presents a positive assessment of circumstances in contemporary African oil exporters. The book demonstrates that even those leaders who are among the least accountable use oil revenues to improve their citizens' living standards, if only a little bit. As a consequence, African oil producers are growing economically and their people are living under increasingly democratic polities. Heilbrunn thus calls for a long-overdue reassessment of the impact of hydrocarbons on developing economies.
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'Through a close and detailed examination of the political management of oil resources in sub-Saharan Africa, John Heilbrunn has shed new and surprising light on the natural resource curse. After properly discounting for the historical and economic circumstances that confront petrostates in the years before they discovered oil, he finds little evidence of a curse. On the contrary, he carefully documents the emergence of internal political pressures and the evolution of industry-state relations that lead even the most recalcitrant autocrats to share oil rents with the broader population. This is a fascinating book that should be welcomed by students of both African politics and the natural resource curse.' Philip Keefer, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, The World Bank
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