The resource curse

Key mining contracts in Katanga: the economic argument for renegotiation

( Rights and Accountability in Development , 2007)

This report attempts to assess the fairness of the mining contracts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In particular, the report reviews the project an agreement between the state-owned enterp...

Chop fine: the human rights impact of local government corruption and mismanagement in Rivers State, Nigeria

( Ch. Albin-Lackey / Human Rights Watch , 2007)

This Human Rights Watch report examines the misuse of public funds by local officials in the Rivers State of Nigeria’s. It is based on interviews in Rivers state with government and donor agency offic...

Oil development in Northern Upper Nile, Sudan

( European Coalition on Oil in Sudan , 2006)

This report documents the impact of oil exploitation in the Melut Basin in Upper Nile State, Sudan, as told by inhabitants of the area and photographed from satellites.

Findings of the study include...

A rich seam: who benefits from rising commodity prices?

( Christian Aid , 2007)

Despite spectacular rises in the prices of commodity prices in oil, copper and gold, developing countries are scarcely benefiting from the rise in prices. This report reveals that mining company profi...

Does oil corrupt?: evidence from a natural experiment in West Africa

( P. Vicente / ESRC Global Poverty Research Group , 2006)

This paper is an attempt to deepen knowledge on the relationships between natural resources and corruption. Specifically, the paper attempts to understand whether there is a causal relationship from n...

Supply and command

( SHWE Gas Movement , 2006)

This paper highlights the need for democracy and justice in natural gas sector in the Arakan region of Western Burma. It focuses on the so-called Shwe project, a project led by Indian and Korean corpo...

Managing natural resource wealth

( J. Shankleman / United States Institute of Peace , 2006)

This report analyses the particular challenges of stabilisation and reconstruction missions in countries rich in hydrocarbons and minerals and provides lessons learned from the recent experience of su...

Meeting the challenge of the resource curse: international experiences in managing the risks and realising the opportunities of non-renewable natural resource revenue management

( Overseas Development Institute, London , 2006)

This report starts from the premise that countries endowed with non-renewable natural resources (NRNR) are faced with substantial opportunities, but also great risks. It makes the point that, if count...

Reversing the curse: five principles for beating the "natural resource curse"

( M. Warner / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2006)

This briefing paper recognises that the presence of non-renewable natural resources (NRNR) in a country, such as oil, gas, metals and mineral commodities, can bring great risks, in the shape of econom...

Crude designs: the rip off of Iraq’s oil wealth

( New Economics Foundation , 2005)

This report reveals how an oil policy with origins in the US State Department is on course to be adopted in Iraq, which will allocate the majority of Iraq’s oilfields – accounting for at least 64% of ...