Each week the oil and gas fields of sub-Saharan Africa produce well over a billion dollars' worth of oil, an amount that far exceeds development aid to the entire African continent. Yet the rising tide of oil money is not promoting stability and development, but is instead causing violence, pov...

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1. Verfasser:	Shaxson, Nicholas 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York ST. Martin's Griffin 2008
Schlagworte:	Erdölindustrie Erdölpolitik Afrika Petroleum industry and trade / Corrupt practices / Africa, Sub-Saharan Petroleum industry and trade / Political aspects / Africa, Sub-Saharan Petroleum industry and trade / Political aspects / Africa Petroleum industry and trade / Moral and ethical aspects / Africa
Zusammenfassung:	Each week the oil and gas fields of sub-Saharan Africa produce well over a billion dollars' worth of oil, an amount that far exceeds development aid to the entire African continent. Yet the rising tide of oil money is not promoting stability and development, but is instead causing violence, poverty, and stagnation. It is also generating vast corruption that reaches deep into American and European economies. In Poisoned Wells, Nicholas Shaxson exposes the root causes of this paradox of poverty from plenty, and explores the mechanisms by which oil causes grave instabilities and corruption around the globe. Shaxson is the only journalist who has had access to the key players in African oil, and is willing to make the connections between the problems of the developing world and the involvement of leading global corporations and governments.-- From publisher description Each week the oil and gas fields of sub-Saharan Africa produce well over a billion dollars' worth of oil, an amount that far exceeds development aid to the entire African continent. Yet the rising tide of oil money is not promoting stability and development, but is instead causing violence, poverty, and stagnation. It is also generating vast corruption that reaches deep into American and European economies. In Poisoned Wells, Nicholas Shaxson exposes the root causes of this paradox of poverty from plenty, and explores the mechanisms by which oil causes grave instabilities and corruption around the globe. Shaxson is the only journalist who has had access to the key players in African oil, and is willing to make the connections between the problems of the developing world and the involvement of leading global corporations and governments.-- From publisher description
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index Originally published: 2007
Beschreibung:	VIII, 280 Seiten 25 cm
ISBN:	023060532X 9780230605329