Oil wealth and the well-being of the subaltern classes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A critical analysis of the resource curse in Ghana

Resources Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 66-73

  Ayelazuno, Jasper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capital; Enclave Industries; Oil; Resource curse; Uneven development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT;

CAPITAL; EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY; OIL; POLITICAL ECONOMY; RESOURCE CURSE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

PROVEN RESERVES;

CAPITAL; ENERGY POLICY; EXPORT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SUPPLY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ECONOMY; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GHANA; GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 84903313286     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2013.06.009     Document Type: Article

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