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Preventing the resource curse? : an examination of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project

The resource curse is a theory which argues that rather than being a conduit for development natural resources can in fact lead to slow growth, civil war and hinder democracy. This thesis focuses specifically on the inverse relationship between dependence on the export of natural resources and slow...

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Main Author: Harry, Priya
Other Authors: Akokpari, John
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Political Studies 2014
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10598 Preventing the resource curse? : an examination of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project Harry, Priya Akokpari, John International Relations The resource curse is a theory which argues that rather than being a conduit for development natural resources can in fact lead to slow growth, civil war and hinder democracy. This thesis focuses specifically on the inverse relationship between dependence on the export of natural resources and slow economic growth, and how to prevent it. 2014-12-30T19:42:19Z 2014-12-30T19:42:19Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MSocSci http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10598 eng application/pdf Department of Political Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town
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Preventing the resource curse? : an examination of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
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title Preventing the resource curse? : an examination of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
title_full Preventing the resource curse? : an examination of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
title_fullStr Preventing the resource curse? : an examination of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
title_full_unstemmed Preventing the resource curse? : an examination of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
title_short Preventing the resource curse? : an examination of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
title_sort preventing the resource curse an examination of the chad cameroon pipeline project
topic International Relations
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10598
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