Author: Nicholas Shaxson
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 023060532X
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Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil
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.Poisoned Wells review. 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 governmentsRead full reviews of poisoned wells: the dirty politics of african oil shaxson, nicholas.
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.
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From Publishers Weekly While all eyes focus on the oil-rich Middle East as the nexus of conflict in a world addicted to crude, the future belongs to Africa, writes British journalist Shaxson in this page-turning, character-driven narrative. Illuminating African postcolonial (and neocolonial) history through the prism of oil, he reveals the central and dangerous role that Africa's oil states now play, casting the precious fuel as a poison not only for the continent but "to liberty, democracy, and
author nicholas shaxson format paperback language english publication year 03 07 2008 subject management business economics industry subject 2 industrial studies general title poisoned wells the dirty politics of african oil author shaxson nicholas publisher palgrave macmillan publication date may 13 2008 pages 280 binding paperback edition reprint dimensions 6 00 wx 9 25 hx 1 00 d isbn 023060532 x subject business economics international economics description each week the oil and gas fields
Poisoned Wells : Paperback : Palgrave MacMillan : 9780230605329 : 023060532X : 03 Jul 2008 : An explosive story in which journalist Nicholas Shaxson speaks with African presidents, oil barons and ordinary citizens to expose how rich countries' oil companies exploit African nations, leaving them ravaged, corrupt, and penniless.
"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 aroun
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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.
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