Windfalls, wipeouts, and local economic development: A study of an emerging oil city in West Africa

Local Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 429-443

  Obeng Odoom, Franklin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

betterment; cities; compensation; local governance; oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876991847     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269094213480911     Document Type: Article

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