Peer-Reviewed Article September 30, 2016
The petro-developmental state in Africa: Making oil work in Angola, Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea
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Published in: South African Journal of International Affairs (SAJIA)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis • South Africa • 1022-0461 • 1938-0275
Abstract
The literature on oil and development in Africa is traditionally marked by the resource curse thesis, or the notion that oil resources lead to bad governance, poverty and underdevelopment. This boo...