New Approaches to the Governance of Natural Resources [electronic resource] : Insights from Africa /
Grant, J. Andrew,1974-
Grant, J.editor.
Compaoré, W.editor.
Mitchell, M.editor.
The book provides an in-depth analysis of the governance of Africa's natural resource sectors (oil, biofuels, forestry, fisheries, minerals) and new insights for readers as they navigate the burgeoning research on global governance initiatives and regional/national strategies that seek to improve the governance of the continent's natural resources.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Acronyms; Part I: Introduction: Theoretical Approaches and Policy Implications; 1 'New' Approaches to the Governance of Africa's Natural Resources; 2 Interrogating the 'Good' in 'Good Governance': Rethinking Natural Resource Governance Theory and Practice in Africa; Part II: Governance Challenges in Africa's Oil Sectors; 3 The Rise and Fall of Oil-Rentier States in Africa; 4 Access to Information and Transparency Provisions in Petroleum Laws in Africa: A Comparative Analysis
5 Micro-Level Effects of Oil Resources: Insights from a Survey of Angolan Microcredit Clients6 Bridging the Governance Gap in South Sudan: Connecting Policy-Makers to Populations in Africa's Newest Oil-Producing Country; Part III Governance Challenges in Africa'sNon-Petroleum Natural Resource Sectors; 7 Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Mining: From Engagement to Development in Ghana; 8 Network Governance and the African Timber Organization: Prospects for Regional Forestry Governance in Africa
9 Refocusing Governance from the 'Bottom-Up': Understanding the Gendered Dynamics of Land Deals for Biofuel Development in Kenya and Tanzania10 Casting the Net Widely: Effective Governance and the Contribution of Fisheries to the Development of African Countries; 11 Hydropolitics and Transboundary River Basin Management Nuances in the Southern African Development Community; 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
13 Prospects and Trends in the Governance of Africa's Natural Resources: Reflections on the Role of External and Internal ActorsIndex
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The book provides an in-depth analysis of the governance of Africa's natural resource sectors (oil, biofuels, forestry, fisheries, minerals) and new insights for readers as they navigate the burgeoning research on global governance initiatives and regional/national strategies that seek to improve the governance of the continent's natural resources.
Africa—Politics and government.
Political economy.
Environmental policy.
International relations.
Development economics.
Environmental management.
African Politics.
International Political Economy.
Environmental Politics.
International Relations.
Development Economics.
Environmental Management.