Corruption, Natural Resources and Development

Edited by Aled Williams, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Bergen, Norway and Philippe Le Billon, Department of Geography and the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia, Canada

‘This is a book that deals with issues that are crucial for the survival of humans, vital for the health of the earth and essential for governance and economic development in 21st century. One of the interesting features of this book is that cross-disciplinary or contextual. The analyses are placed in their proper socio-legal, political and economic contexts. It therefore makes for easy reading by the non-specialist and practical application of the conclusions or recommendations by stakeholders. There is no doubt that all the 13 essays and the introduction are very well written. The language is crisp, fluent and accessible. The subjects covered are wide-ranging and captivating.’

• Contents:IntroductionAled Williams and Philippe Le BillonPART I EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES1. Nigeria: Defying the Resource CurseInge Amundsen2. Zero-Tolerance to Corruption? Norway’s Role in Petroleum-Related Corruption InternationallyBirthe Eriksen and Tina Søreide3. Governance Challenges in Tanzania’s Natural Gas Sector: Unregulated Lobbyism and Uncoordinated PolicyOdd-Helge Fjeldstad and Jesper Johnsøn4. Transparency and Natural Resource Revenue Management: Empowering the Public With Information? Päivi Lujala and Levon Epremian5. Corruption and Elite Capture of Mining Community Development Funds in Ghana and Sierra LeoneKendra E. Dupuy6. Misuse of the Malampaya Royalty FundGrizelda Mayo-AndaPART II RENEWABLE RESOURCE SECTORS7. When Bad Gets Worse: Corruption and FisheriesUssif Rashid Sumaila, Jennifer Jacquet and Allison Witter8. Mapping the State’s Janus Face: Green Economy and the ‘Green Resource Curse’ in Kenya’s Highland ForestsConnor Joseph Cavanagh9. Strengthening Institutions Against Corruption? Biofuel Deals in GhanaFestus Boamah and Aled Williams10. Forest Resources and Local Elite Capture: Revisiting a Community-Based Forest Management ‘Success Case’ in TanzaniaJoseph Perfect Mrema11. Rosewood DemocracyOliver Remy12. How Corruption Enables Wildlife TraffickingTanya Wyatt13. Urban Land: A New Type of Resource Curse?Dieter ZinnbauerIndex