Harnessing Resource Wealth for Inclusive Growth in Fragile Western African States
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DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejw026
Abstract: Fragile countries face competing needs for allocating valuable natural resource potential, including for using the resource revenue to scale up public investment and close large infrastructure gaps. This paper uses the recently developed Debt, Investment,… read more here.
Keywords: fragile western; resource; western african; inclusive growth ... See more keywords
Resource Wealth: A “Curse” for Labor Rights?
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DOI: 10.1177/00104140231178732
Abstract: Though a great deal of research has examined the economic and political consequences of natural resource wealth, its implications for labor remain empirically under-examined. In this article, we contend that resource abundance undermines labor rights… read more here.
Keywords: resource wealth; wealth curse; labor; labor rights ... See more keywords