{"product_id":"9781405196970","title":"International Social Science Journal Monograph Series: Using Natural Resources To Fuel Sustainable Development","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInternational Social Science Journal Monograph Series\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUsing Natural Resources To Fuel Sustainable Development\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Khodeli, Irakli\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book investigates how revenues derived from natural resource exploitation can be translated into real benefits for the citizens of resource-rich countries \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how despite unprecedentedly high prices of natural resources such as oil and gas on the global market, resource-rich countries are home to over 60% of the world’s poorest people\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the counterintuitive phenomenon known as the “resource curse” and how mineral wealth can impoverish countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the major obstacles for the international community in the fight against poverty and in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDebates the ways to lift the curse, and suggests policy interventions to break the vicious circle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes cross-country comparisons as well as focussing on countries such as Azerbaijan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and the Russian Federation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2009-06-08\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781405196970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380495052940,"sku":"9781405196970","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405196970_b0cbbffd-98c9-4403-bcb4-546a751b5a19.jpg?v=1768916787","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405196970","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}