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Oil is not a curse : ownership structure and institutions in Soviet successor states

Title
Oil is not a curse : ownership structure and institutions in Soviet successor states / Pauline Jones Luong and Erika Weinthal.
ISBN
9780521765770
0521765773
9780521148085 (pbk.)
0521148081 (pbk.)
Published
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Physical Description
xiii, 425 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book makes two central claims: first, that mineral-rich states are cursed not by their wealth but, rather, by the ownership structure they choose to manage their mineral wealth and second, that weak institutions are not inevitable in mineral-rich states. Each represents a significant departure from the conventional resource curse literature, which has treated ownership structure as a constant across time and space and has presumed that mineral-rich countries are incapable of either building or sustaining strong institutions - particularly fiscal regimes. The experience of the five petroleum-rich Soviet successor states (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) provides a clear challenge to both of these assumptions. Their respective developmental trajectories since independence demonstrate not only that ownership structure can vary even across countries that share the same institutional legacy but also that this variation helps to explain the divergence in their subsequent fiscal regimes"--Provided by publisher.
"This book makes two central claims: First, that mineral-rich states are cursed not by their wealth per se but rather by the ownership structure they chose to manage their mineral wealth; and second, that weak institutions are not inevitable in mineral-rich states. Each claim represents a significant departure from the conventional 'resource curse' literature, which has treated ownership structure as a constant across time and space and presumed that mineral-rich countries are incapable of either building or sustaining strong institutions - particularly fiscal regimes. The experience of the five petroleum-rich Soviet successor states (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) provides a clear challenge to both of these assumptions. Their respective developmental trajectories since independence demonstrate not only that ownership structure can vary even across countries that share the same institutional legacy, but also that this variation helps explain the divergence in their subsequent fiscal regimes"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 25, 2011
Series
Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Rethinking the resource curse : ownership structure and institutions in mineral rich states
Why fiscal regimes : taxation and expenditure in mineral rich states
State ownership with control versus private domestic ownership
Two version of rentierism : state ownership with control in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Petroleum rents without rentierism : domestic private ownership in the Russian Federation
State ownership without control versus private foreign ownership
Eluding the obsolescing bargain : state ownership without control in Azerbaijan
Revisiting the obsolescing bargain : foreign private ownership in Kazakhstan
Taking domestic politics seriously : explaining the structure of ownership over mineral resources
The myth of the resource curse.
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