Essays on Natural Resources in Africa
Author | : Nemera Gebeyehu Mamo |
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Release | : 2018 |
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Author | : Nemera Gebeyehu Mamo |
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Release | : 2018 |
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Author | : Vincent Aluu |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
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Africa is richly endowed with natural resources that would have placed it on a world map as the most developed continent. This has not been the case as the management of these resources has been a recurring challenge; awfully and embarrassingly dismal to many countries. Oil and natural gas in particular have been notoriously precarious. Not many countries have succeeded in turning the revenues from these natural resources whether land, sea, forests and other bio diversity, to enduring economic benefits and this phenomenon has been described as the “resources curse”. This has not only stalled development but it has created such grinding poverty and socio-economic exclusions, which has elicited both crimes and insurgency. This is largely due to the recklessness and irresponsibility of Africa's political leadership, Dutch Disease, lack of transparency and accountability among others. This essay looks at the all-important issue of natural resource governance in Africa, it challenges, efforts at mitigating these challenges and possible recommendations. The essay recommends that resource rich countries must invest into the future, build our institutions and diversify their economy. One effective way to do it is the Sovereign Wealth Fund, keeping in mind the international best practices and also develop a knowledge institutions and cultivate a knowledge-based economy.
Author | : Peter G. Veit |
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Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Africa is perceived by many as backward, war-torn and mysterious. However, while problems abound, the continent also houses considerable resources. This collection of essays highlights problems and opportunities surrounding natural resource management in Africa.
Author | : John Page |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0198851170 |
For a growing number of countries in Africa the discovery and exploitation of natural resources is a great opportunity, but one accompanied by considerable risks. This book presents research on how to better manage the revenues and opportunities associated with natural resources.
Author | : Toshio Meguro |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2021-10-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9956552623 |
This book focuses on two specific areas: wildlife conservation policies and projects, and the interaction between local societies and the surrounding environment in Africa. Against the internationally dominant approach that regards Africa as being a state of 'deficiency', this book demonstrates, based on fieldwork concerning various natural resources (e.g. wildlife, forests, fruit, fish and land) as well as many famous protected areas, that African people are collectively and actively trying to solve the environmental problems they are facing by strategically utilising both indigenous means and new extrinsic opportunities. Meanwhile, it also becomes clear that wildlife conservation still continues to cause local societies a multitude of problems, and the 'potentials' of local people and societies are existing but unnoticed and suppressed by powerful outsiders, and therefore, remaining informal and invisible.
Author | : Elias T. Ayuk |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2019-06-07 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 3030118576 |
This book discusses policy strategies for the effective management of natural resources in Africa within the context of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). While natural resource wealth has the potential to lift many out of poverty, sustain economic growth, and foster political stability, it does not guarantee these benefits. The absolute levels of human development in many resource-rich countries remain low, despite their apparent wealth. The challenge is to adopt policies that better harness the potential of natural resources, not only as an opportunity for development, but also to foster policies and institutional innovations that manage resource wealth equitably and boost human capital. To this end, this volume highlights key opportunities and solutions for harnessing natural resources for sustained economic development and explain how such approaches should be incorporated into the SDG agenda. These opportunities are communicated in the form of policy recommendations that in some cases, are country specific but can (and should) be adapted by individual African countries where applicable. With a broad perspective supplied by a diverse group of authors, this book will be useful for graduate students and academicians studying Africa, development economics, economic policy, and resource management, as well as policy makers, NGOs, and IGOs.
Author | : R. Blench |
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Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Conflict management |
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Author | : Harm J. De Blij |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1981-01-01 |
Genre | : Africa, Sub-Saharan |
ISBN | : 9780416602319 |
Author | : Pog-yŏng Pak |
Publisher | : KIEP |
Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Africa |
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Author | : Horman Chitonge |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 407 |
Release | : 2019-06-25 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9956550477 |
This book focuses on the work of one of the leading African scholars on the land question and agrarian transformation in AfricaSam Moyo. It offers a critical discussion, in conversation with Sam Moyo, of the land question and the response of African states. Since independence, African states have been trying to address the colonial legacy on land policy and governance. After six decades of formulating and implementing land reforms, most countries have not succeeded in decolonising approaches to land policy and the administrative framework. The book brings together the broader debates on the implications of decolonisation of Africas land policy. Through case studies from several African countries, the book offers an empirical analysis on land reforms and the emerging land relations, and how these affect land allocation and use, including agricultural production. Most of the chapters discuss how the unresolved land question in post-colonial Africa impacts on agricultural production and rural development broadly. The failure to decolonise colonial land policy and the imported tenure systems has left post-colonial African states dancing to two tunes, resulting in schizophrenic land and agrarian policies. The book demonstrates that the failure by African states to reconcile imported and indigenous land tenure systems and practices is evident in the deliberate denigration of customary tenure. It is also evident in the rising land inequality and the neglect of the agricultural sector, the small-scale and subsistence sub-sectors in particular.