Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa: The Tragedy of Endowment"Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa is the first book to offer a detailed look at conflict over various natural resources in several African countries. Abiodun Alao undertakes this broad survey by categorizing natural resources into four groups: land (including agricultural practices and animal stock), solid minerals, oil, and water. Themes linking these resources to governance and conflict are then identified and examined with numerous examples drawn from specific African countries."--BOOK JACKET. |
Contents
Framework for Understanding a Linkage | 14 |
Political Geography of Natural Resources in Africa | 41 |
Land and Conflict | 63 |
The Conflicts over Solid Minerals | 112 |
Conflicts Involving Oil | 157 |
Water and Conflict | 207 |
Other editions - View all
Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa: The Tragedy of Endowment Abiodun Alao No preview available - 2007 |
Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa: The Tragedy of Endowment Abiodun Alao No preview available - 2015 |
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