Oil is not a curse : ownership structure and institutions in Soviet successor states /

Oil is not a curse : ownership structure and institutions in Soviet successor states /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Jones, Pauline (Professor of political science), author.
Imprint:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. ©2010
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 425 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies in comparative politics Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Subject:	Commonwealth of Independent States. Commonwealth of Independent States. Petroleum industry and trade -- Soviet Union. Petroleum. Fuel Oils. Petroleum industry and trade. Commonwealth of Independent States Soviet Union. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11827102

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Other authors / contributors:	Weinthal, Erika, author.
ISBN:	9781139040594 1139040596 9781139042130 1139042130 9781139041362 1139041363 9780511779435 0511779437 9780521765770 0521765773 9780521148085 0521148081
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-397) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"This book makes two central claims: first, that mineral-rich states are cursed not by their wealth but, rather, by the ownership structure they choose to manage their mineral wealth and second, that weak institutions are not inevitable in mineral-rich states. Each represents a significant departure from the conventional resource curse literature, which has treated ownership structure as a constant across time and space and has presumed that mineral-rich countries are incapable of either building or sustaining strong institutions - particularly fiscal regimes. The experience of the five petroleum-rich Soviet successor states (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) provides a clear challenge to both of these assumptions. Their respective developmental trajectories since independence demonstrate not only that ownership structure can vary even across countries that share the same institutional legacy but also that this variation helps to explain the divergence in their subsequent fiscal regimes"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Jones Luong, Pauline. Oil is not a curse. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521765770