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Celeste Hicks - Africa´s New Oil: Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes - 9781783601134 - V9781783601134
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Africa´s New Oil: Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes

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Description for Africa´s New Oil: Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes Hardback. An revealing account of how Africa's new oil boom could make or break the countries affected. Series: African Arguments. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; JP; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
The development of Africa’s oil has greatly accelerated in recent years, with some countries looking at the prospect of almost unimaginable flows of money into their national budgets. But the story of African oil has usually been associated with conflict, corruption and disaster, with older producers such as Nigeria having little to show for the many billions of dollars they’ve earned. In this eye-opening book, former BBC correspondent Celeste Hicks questions the inevitability of the so-called resource curse, revealing what the discovery of oil means for ordinary Africans, and how China’s involvement could mean a profound change in Africa’s relationship ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Series
African Arguments
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783601134
SKU
V9781783601134
Shipping Time
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About Celeste Hicks
Celeste Hicks is a freelance journalist and former BBC correspondent, who has lived and worked across the Sahel and in Somalia.

Reviews for Africa´s New Oil: Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes
Africa’s New Oil is a well-written journalistic introduction to the continent’s new oil producers and its case studies can offer something of value to academic and lay readers alike.
Journal of Retracing Africa
A timely and deeply insightful look at the oil industry in Africa. Hicks aptly captures key policy decisions and outcomes from country to country, while ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Africa´s New Oil: Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes


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