Oil, Democracy, and Development in Africa

This book focuses on the history, key industry and policy actors, and political economic outcomes in oil-producing African states.

List of contents

1. Oil, democracy, and development in Africa; 2. Historic paths: colonialism and its legacies; 3. Oil companies: corporate strategies and profits; 4. Economic growth and phases of production; 5. Resource revenues, corruption, and contracts; 6. Machine politics, oil, and democracy; 7. Conclusion: oil, democracy, and development in Africa.

About the author

John R. Heilbrunn is Associate Professor in the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines. He is also a Research Fellow (Chercheur associé) at Les Afriques dans le Monde, a research unit at Sciences Po Bordeaux. Prior to his faculty appointment, Heilbrunn worked as a Senior Public Sector Reform Specialist at the World Bank. At the World Bank, Heilbrunn was the anti-corruption thematic group coordinator, responsible for advising country teams across the organization on integrating the then new initiative on governance and anti-corruption. He has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and the US government. His many publications include articles on democratization in Africa, business associations, corruption in the oil industry, and institutional efforts to fight corruption.

Summary

This book focuses on the history, key industry and policy actors, and political economic outcomes in oil-producing African states, filling a gap in the literature on resource-abundant countries by providing an optimistic assessment of circumstances in contemporary Africa.

Product details

• Authors: John R. Heilbrunn, John R. (Colorado School of Mines) Heilbrunn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2017
• EAN: 9781107661073
• ISBN: 978-1-107-66107-3
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, Political structures: democracy, Comparative Politics, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Energy industries and utilities