New approaches to the governance of natural resources : insights from Africa /: insights from Africa. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by J. Andrew Grant, Associate Professor, Queen's University, Canada, W.R. Nadège Compaoré, Researcher, Queen's University, Canada, Matthew I. Mitchell, Assistant Professor, Saint Paul University, Canada.
• Editors: Grant, J. Andrew, 1974-; Nadège Compaoré, W. R; Mitchell, Matthew I
• Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION: THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- 1. 'New' Approaches to the Governance of Africa's Natural Resources; J. Andrew Grant, W. R. Nadège Compaoré, Matthew I. Mitchell, and Mats Ingulstad -- 2. Interrogating the 'Good' in 'Good Governance': Rethinking Natural Resource Governance Theory and Practice in Africa; Mari-Lise du Preez -- PART II: GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN AFRICA'S OIL SECTOR -- 3. The Rise and Fall of Oil-Rentier States in Africa; Douglas Yates -- 4. Access to Information and Transparency Provisions in Petroleum Laws in Africa: A Comparative Analysis; Peter G. Veit and Carole Excell -- 5. Micro Level Effects of Oil Resources: Insights from a Survey of Angolan Microcredit Clients; Allan Cain, Ivar Kolstad, and Arne Wiig -- 6. Bridging the Governance Gap in South Sudan: Connecting Policymakers to Populations in Africa's Newest Oil-Producing Country; Conrad Winn, Melissa Jennings, and Matthew I. Mitchell -- PART III: GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES IN AFRICA'S NON PETROLEUM NATURAL RESOURCE SECTORS -- 7.Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Mining: From Engagement to Development in Ghana; Hevina S. Dashwood and Bill Buenar Puplampu -- 8. Network Governance and the African Timber Organization: Prospects for Regional Forestry Governance in Africa; J. Andrew Grant, Dianne Balraj, Jeremy Davison, and Georgia Mavropoulos-Vagelis -- 9. Refocusing Governance from the 'Bottom-Up': Understanding the Gendered Dynamics of Land Deals for Biofuel Development in Kenya and Tanzania; Andrea Collins -- 10. Casting the Net Widely: Effective Governance and the Contribution of Fisheries to the Development of African Countries; Ussif Rashid Sumaila and Dawit Tesfamichael -- 11. Hydropolitics and Transboundary River Basin Management Nuances in the Southern African Development Community; Anthony Turton -- PART IV: CONCLUDING REMARKS: NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES -- 12. Global and Local Challenges and Opportunities: Reflections on China and the Governance of African Natural Resources; Christopher Alden and Ana Cristina Alves -- 13. Prospects and Trends in the Governance of Africa's Natural Resources: From Resource Conflicts to the Role of External and Internal Actors; J. Andrew Grant, W. R. Nadège Compaoré, Matthew I. Mitchell, and Timothy M. Shaw.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 333.7096; Political science; Natural resources -- Africa -- Management; Conservation of natural resources -- Africa; Political economy; Environmental policy; International relations; Development economics; Environmental management; Conservation of natural resources; Natural resources -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General; Naturresurser -- Afrika; Political Science -- Economic Conditions; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy; Political Science -- International Relations -- General; Business & Economics -- Development -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Political economy; Environmental policy & protocols; International relations; Development economics & emerging economies; Environmental management; Politics & government; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137280411; 1137280417
• Related ISBNs: 9781137280404; 1137280409
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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