Natural Resource Investment and Africa’s Development

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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This well-researched book covers a wide spectrum of important issues that are central to investment in natural resources and ultimately, economic development of Africa. Francis Botchway and the expert contributors analyze the relationships between good governance and resource management, as well as the existing commercial and financial agreements. The environmental implication of resource exploitation and the international dimensions of the industry are also explored in this insightful study. Each comprehensive and concise contribution highlights the importance of transparency and equity in investment and management of natural resources. Natural Resource Investment and Africa's Development is essential material for scholars and students of development, environmental law, international economic law and dispute resolution, as well as any international investor in natural resources.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-05-31
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781848446793

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Contents:PrefaceIntroductionFrancis N. BotchwayPART I: GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL ECONOMY1. Good Governance and Resource Management in AfricaRhuks Ako and Nilopar Uddin2. Dispute Settlement and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in AfricaAbba Kolo 3. Resource Exploitation and Environmental Justice: The Nigerian ExperienceRhuks AkoPART II: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL RELATIONS4. Contractual Arrangements for Resource InvestmentEmmanuel Laryea5. ‘A Conflict of Interest’? A Critical Examination of Artisanal/Large-scale Miner Relations in Sub-Saharan AfricaGavin Hilson6. Mergers and Acquisitions in Resource Industry: Implications for AfricaFrancis N. Botchway7. Fiscal Regimes for Natural Resource Extraction: Implications for Africa’s DevelopmentEvaristus Oshionebo8. Africa: From Object to Agent of Socially Responsible InvestmentBenjamin J. Richardson PART III: THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT OF AFRICAN RESOURCE EXPLOITATION9. Evolution of International Investment Law and Implications for AfricaEmmanuel Laryea10. Commodity Agreements and MarketsBilly Melo Araujo11. Regime Theory and China–Africa Economic Relations: New Ideas in Old Paradigms?Francis N. Botchway12. The Settlement of Investor–State Oil and Gas Disputes in AfricaIbironke Odumosu13. The Role of International Criminal Law in Environmental ProtectionRegina Rauxloh14. Economic Development and Environmental Protection in Africa: The Constitutional, Conventional and Institutional ContextsDavid DzidzornuIndex