Oil to Cash : Fighting the Resource Curse through Cash Transfers /

What should a country do if it suddenly discovers oil and gas? How should it spend the subsequent cash windfall? How can it protect against corruption? How can citizens truly benefit from national wealth? With many of the world's poorest and most fragile states suddenly joining the ranks of oil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Moss, Todd J., 1970- (Autor), Majerowicz, Stephanie (Autor), Lambert, Caroline (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Center for Global Development, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Transfer payments.
Poverty.
Petroleum industry and trade.
Natural resources.
Economic development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
economic development.
poverty.
natural resources.
Developpement economique.
Pauvrete.
Petrole > Industrie et commerce.
Paiements de transfert.
Ressources naturelles.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What should a country do if it suddenly discovers oil and gas? How should it spend the subsequent cash windfall? How can it protect against corruption? How can citizens truly benefit from national wealth? With many of the world's poorest and most fragile states suddenly joining the ranks of oil and gas producers, these are pressing policy questions. Oil to Cash explores one option that may help avoid the so-called resource curse: just give the money directly to citizens. A universal, transparent, and regular cash transfer would not only provide a concrete benefit to regular people, but would a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (125 pages).
ISBN:9781933286877

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