The paradox of plenty: (Record no. 27220)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0520071689 (hbk.):
Terms of availability 55.00 US$
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name KARL Terry Lynn
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The paradox of plenty:
Remainder of title oil booms and petro-states
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Berkeley Calif:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. University of California Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1997
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 342p.
520 #3 - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This book is based mainly on the transformation of Venezuela from an agrarian economy into a centralised petro state overwhelmingly dependent on the oil industry not only for exports but also for government revenue. Draws on the experiences of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, and for contrast, Norway. The author presents the thesis that prolonged mineral booms, where proceeds accrue to the government, not only lead to a loss of financial discipline and deterioration in the competitiveness of agriculture and industry, but also shape the character of poorly developed states. They encourage a culture of rent seeking rather than productive activity and of avoiding both domestic taxation and the political systems of accountability associated with it. The paradoxical legacy of oil wealth is therefore much greater fragility in governmental and civic institutions than in states less well endowed with mineral resources. (Extract from a review by Richard N Cooper)
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Topical term or geographic name entry element ALGERIA
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Topical term or geographic name entry element ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Topical term or geographic name entry element INDONESIA
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Topical term or geographic name entry element NIGERIA
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Topical term or geographic name entry element NORWAY
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Topical term or geographic name entry element OIL
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Topical term or geographic name entry element OPEC
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Topical term or geographic name entry element RENTIER STATES
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Topical term or geographic name entry element VENEZUELA
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    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not for loan Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre Red-Spot 05/05/1998 4 338.27 KAR 0004858 25/06/2015 1 03/01/2024 Red Spot