PAPER: Oil and Governance in Africa - 4 Country Case Studies

IDASA has conducted a study of four oil-rich African countries: Chad, Angola, Gabon, and Sao Tome é Principe (STP), to gain understanding of the relationship between the presence of oil and development, and also, importantly, to look for opportunities to change the negative aspects of this relationship. This study analyses the political context within which decisions are made about resource revenue. Questioning these decisions, we ask: how are these decisions made, by whom, and how might they be influenced? And crucially: what forms of action should be undertaken with regard to the processes, actors and institutions to encourage a positive relationship between oil and development? By Karin Alexander and Stefan Gilbert. 2008.

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Contributor: Boris Demidov
Published Date: March 24, 2008