"A re-conceptualisation of the widely-held concept of the "resource curse," which contends that resource booms inevitably lead to numerous political, social and economic problems. This book counters that these problems are by no means inevitable, but arerather the direct result of specific policy choices made by actors within particular regimes"--
A re-conceptualisation of the widely-held concept of the "resource curse," which contends that resource booms inevitably lead to numerous political, social and economic problems. This book counters that these problems are by no means inevitable, but are rather the direct result of specific policy choices made by actors within particular regimes.
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| Preface |
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List of Abbreviations and Acronyms |
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1 Introduction: Political Challenges of a Resource Boom |
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Part I Theories and Concepts |
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2 The Rentier State: Relevance, Scope and Explanatory Power |
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3 Slippery Slopes: Pitfalls for the Rulers of Resource-Rich States |
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4 Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? |
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5 Patron-client Relations: Explanations and Conceptual Promises |
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Part II Patterns of Elite Interaction and Policy-Making in the Energy Sector |
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6 Political Elites in Kazakhstan |
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7 Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy |
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8 The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan |
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9 Political Elites in Azerbaijan |
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10 The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan |
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11 Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan |
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Part III Regulation of Property Rights and Investment |
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12 Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics |
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13 Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources |
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14 National Oil Companies and the State |
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191 | (14) |
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15 The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry |
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205 | (14) |
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Part IV Spending the Petrodollars |
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16 The National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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219 | (15) |
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17 Managing the State Oil Fund in Azerbaijan |
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234 | (12) |
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18 Providing Welfare in Post-Soviet Rentier States |
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| Conclusion |
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| Bibliography |
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Andreas Heinrich is a researcher at the Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen, Germany. His research focuses on energy relations in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Heiko Pleines is head of the department of Politics and Economics at the Research Centre for East European Studies and lecturer in comparative politics at the University of Bremen, Germany. He has worked extensively on the influence of non-state actors on political decision-making processes.
