Enter the dragon? Chinese oil companies and resistance in the Niger Delta

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 417-434

  Obi, Cyril ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; OIL INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL SUPPLY;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 51549083443     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240802411073     Document Type: Article

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