{"product_id":"natural-resource-based-development-in-africa-nathan-andrews-9781487505219","title":"Natural Resource-Based Development in Africa: Panacea or Pandora's Box?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is no question that Africa is endowed with abundant natural resources of different magnitudes. However, more than a decade of high commodity prices and new hydrocarbon discoveries across the continent has led countless international organizations, donor agencies, and non-governmental organizations to devote considerable attention to the potential of natural resource-based development. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural Resource-Based Development in Africa places a particular emphasis on the actors that help us understand the extent to which resources could be transformed into broader developmental outcomes. Based on a wide variety of primary sources and fieldwork, including in-person interviews and participant observations, this collection contributes to both scholarly and policy discussions around the governance and economic development roles of local entrepreneurs, transnational firms, civil society groups, local communities, and government agencies in Africa's natural resource sectors. \u003ci\u003eNatural Resource-Based Development in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e explores the impact that these actors have on regional trends such as resource nationalism and local procurement policies as well as grassroots-related issues such as poverty, livelihoods, gender equity, development, and human security. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Andrews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487505213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487505219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.06w x 1.18d","brand":"Nathan Andrews","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057712722175,"sku":"9781487505219","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41ac0220-6372-411d-b31f-9b93447e37c8.jpg?v=1685048503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/natural-resource-based-development-in-africa-nathan-andrews-9781487505219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}