From curse to blessing? using natural resources to fuel sustainable development (Record no. 366974)
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fixed length control field | 01562 a2200217 4500 |
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9781405196970 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 333.7 |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | From curse to blessing? using natural resources to fuel sustainable development |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Chichester |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | John Wiley and Sons |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 157 p. |
365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
Price amount | INR 0.00 |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
General note | International social science journal |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | This book investigates how revenues derived from natural resource exploitation can be translated into real benefits for the citizens of resource-rich countries 1. Shows how despite unprecedentedly high prices of natural resources such as oil and gas on the global market, resource-rich countries are home to over 60, of the worldHs poorest people 2. Discusses the counterintuitive phenomenon known as the resource curse and how mineral wealth can impoverish countries 3. Presents the major obstacles for the international community in the fight against poverty and in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals 4. Debates the ways to lift the curse, and suggests policy interventions to break the vicious circle 5. Includes cross-country comparisons as well as focussing on countries such as Azerbaijan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and the Russian Federation Source: http://www.amazon.com |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Sustainable development |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Natural resources |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Natural fuel |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Khodeli, Irakli |
Relator term | Editor |
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Koha item type | Book |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | 18/04/2010 | 333.7 F7 | 168071 | 19/04/2010 | 0.00 | 19/04/2010 | Book |