Oil booms and business busts : why resource wealth hurts entrepreneurs in the developing world /

The book offers a new way of thinking about the development challenges of oil-producing countries--the ""resource curse"" phenomenon--by looking at how policymakers approach the business environment for private firms and entrepreneurs. Quantitative analysis is combined with in-de...

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Main Author: Mazaheri, Nimah (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The book offers a new way of thinking about the development challenges of oil-producing countries--the ""resource curse"" phenomenon--by looking at how policymakers approach the business environment for private firms and entrepreneurs. Quantitative analysis is combined with in-depth studies of places such as Iran, India, and Saudi Arabia.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (225 p.)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0190490233
9780190490232
0190490225
9780190490225