Extant literature exists so far on the positive contribution of mining to economic growth.
However, contrary views have also been found in the form of the 'resource curse'and mining …

One of the most-studied issues regarding the role of natural resources in development is the
so-called “resource curse”: the paradoxical (and contested) situation in which a state with …

A growing body of literature in evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and global
production networks (GPN) have pointed out the role of institutions in addressing questions …

The EU's growing dependence on natural gas and Russian resources, energy security has
become a hot discussion topic in academia and in policy circles in Brussels, Washington …

Namibia is an oil and gas frontier state. Expectations of a coming boom with ensuing
positive effects for the entire economy are high. The author assesses the prospects of the …

This thesis conducts a case study on the Norwegian state's fossil fuel dependence between
2015 and 2024, and aims to find the implications being a petroleum producing state has for …

The likelihood of a continued depression of commodity prices globally will have a significant
impact on the future of Africa's oil and gas producing countries that remain dependent on …

Two recent developments are influencing energy markets and related value chains in Africa
to a dramatic extent: the exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbon resources—the so …

The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) is the leading global transparency
standard for the extractive industry. It aims to improve governance standards in the extractive …

Does natural resource extraction have spillover effects on land use practices in local
communities? While popular narratives tend to cast the relationship between large extractive …