Description: Natural Resource Investment and Africa's Development, Hardcover by Botchway, Francis N. (EDT), ISBN 1848446799, ISBN-13 9781848446793, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Noting a phenomenal increase in the known mineral and fossil fuel reserves of African countries, as well as longstanding issues of governance that have led to widespread poverty amongst such riches, Botchway (U. of Qatar) presents 14 papers that explore problems of resource extraction in Africa. Topics include the role of the judiciary in dispute settlement and sustainable development, abuses of ministerial discretion in Nigeria and its relationship to environmental degradation from fossil fuels, the relationship between artisanal and multinational gold mining, contractual models used by developing country resource producers, mergers and acquisitions in the resource industry, ways to promote transparency in the management of resource revenue, commodity agreements and the marketing of primary natural resources, resource relations between Africa and China, the resolution of disputes in oil and gas development, and the protection of the environment in the context of resource exploitation. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Natural Resource Investment and Africa's Development
Number of Pages: 544 Pages
Publication Name: Natural Resource Investment and Africa's Development
Language: English
Publisher: Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Item Height: 1.3 in
Subject: Mining, Environmental, Developing & Emerging Countries, Development / Economic Development, Industries / Natural Resource Extraction, Industries / Energy, Natural Resources, Investments & Securities / General
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 33.2 Oz
Author: Francis N. Botchway
Subject Area: Nature, Law, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Series: New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law Ser.
Format: Hardcover
