The resource curse without natural resources
Expectations of resource booms and their impact
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6021745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jedrzej George Frynas (0000-0002-0123-105X), Geoffrey Wood (0000-0002-6690-338X), Timothy Hinks (0000-0001-7761-931X) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-28 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9909 • E-ISSN: 1468-2621 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/afraf/adx001 |
| OpenAlex | W2346431294 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 3 |
Many resource-rich countries have experienced a range of negative economic and political effects from natural resource extraction, often lumped together as the 'resource curse'. This article investigates to what extent expectations of future natural resource booms in So Tom e Prncipe and Madagascar led to 'resource curse' effects, even though these countries did not experience the expected booms. It finds that both countries experienced resource curse effects as a result of future expectations, including volatile economic growth and eroded governance. The article demonstrates that shared aspirations and expectations alone may make for material political and economic outcomes even when they become visibly divorced from reality. Thus, there is much more to resource curse effects than simply the product of the material extraction of natural endowments. At a time of extremely volatile prices for primary commodities, and the relatively easy availability of investment capital and credit to support speculative ventures that in turn incentivize resource hype, it is likely that a growing number of countries may suffer the malign effects of a resource curse without natural resource extraction.
Boom · Business · Curse · Economics · Geography · Natural (archaeology) · Natural resource · Natural resource economics · Political science · Resource (disambiguation) · Resource curse · Sociology · Computer Science · Geology · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Oceanography
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |