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020			_a9781405196970
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245			_aFrom curse to blessing? using natural resources to fuel sustainable development
260			_aChichester _bJohn Wiley and Sons _c2009
300			_a157 p.
365			_bINR 0.00
500			_aInternational social science journal
520			_aThis 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			_aSustainable development
650			_aNatural resources
650			_aNatural fuel
700			_aKhodeli, Irakli _eEditor _972022
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