Scramble for African Oil - Oppression, Corruption War for Control of Africa s Natural Resources

Informationen zum Autor Douglas A. Yates is Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy at the American Graduate School, International and Comparative Politics at the American University of Paris, and Anglo-American Law at the University of Cergy-Pontoise. His most recent book is The French Oil Industry and the Corps des Mines in Africa (2009). Klappentext Shows how transnational corporations use lobby groups to shape EU policy. New updated edition Zusammenfassung How Western control of Africa's oil has fed corruption and undermined democracy! and how African people have resisted.

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• Authors: Douglas A. Yates, YATES DOUGLAS A, Yates Douglas A.
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.01.2012
• EAN: 9780745330464
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3046-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: New Politics, Progressive Policy; New Politics, Progressive Poli; New Politics, Progressive Policy; New Politics, Progressive Poli
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Africa, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, International Relations, Social and ethical issues, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Corruption in society, Petroleum & oil industries, Petroleum, oil and gas industries