Regions and Crises

Regions and Crises

Lorenzo Fioramonti

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2012
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ISBN:
9780230348783

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A reconceptualisation of the widelyheld concept of the 'resource curse,' which contends that resource booms inevitably lead to numerous political, social and economic problems. This book counters that these problems are by no means inevitable, but are rather the direct result of specific policy choices made by actors within particular regimes.

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