The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations

by Michael L. Ross

Book Overview

Explaining--and solving--the oil curse in the developing world

Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be fixed? In this groundbreaking analysis, Michael L. Ross looks at how developing nations are shaped by their mineral wealth--and how they can turn oil from a curse into a blessing.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691159637
• ISBN13: 9780691159638
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"