Cursed resources, or articulations of economic theory in the gulf of Guinea

Economy and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 345-372

  Weszkalnys, Gisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articulation; Economization; Expectation; Gulf of Guinea; Oil; Resource curse

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; LOCAL ECONOMY; NATIONAL ECONOMY; OIL SUPPLY; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 80052186910     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2011.580177     Document Type: Article

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