Resource Curse
Task Force Chairs
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Macartan Humphreys
Assistant Professor
Political Science
Columbia University
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Jeffrey Sachs
Director, Earth Institute
Columbia University
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Joseph Stiglitz
President
Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD)
The discovery of oil or other valuable resources has been associated with devastating political conflict and economic setbacks, particularly in the poorest countries where pre-existing institutions for transparency and accountability are often the weakest. Only a few countries have managed resource revenues in a way that promotes sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation. IPD’s Resource Curse Task Force aims to create guidance for policymakers, policy analysts and activists concerned with the management of extractive industries in developing countries.
Upcoming Events
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No upcoming events currently
Past Events
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Resource Curse Task Force Meeting, New York City 2005
07/20/05 Meeting
New York City, New York, United States
Latest Publications
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Escaping the Resource Curse
07/01/07 Book
Macartan Humphreys (Editor), Jeffrey Sachs (Editor), Joseph Stiglitz (Editor)
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The Political Economy of Natural Resource Revenue Funds
01/01/07 Working Paper
Martin Sandbu, Macartan Humphreys
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Future Directions for the Management of Natural Resources
09/01/06 Working Paper
Jeffrey Sachs, Joseph Stiglitz, Macartan Humphreys
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Critical Issues for a Revenue Management Law
09/01/06 Working Paper
Joseph Bell, Teresa Faria
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Ensuring Fairness: The Case for a Transparent Fiscal Social Contract
09/01/06 Working Paper
Terry Karl
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How Mineral Rich-States Can Reduce Inequality
09/01/06 Working Paper
Michael Ross
The discovery of oil or other valuable resources has been associated with devastating political conflict and economic setbacks, particularly in the poorest countries where pre-existing institutions for transparency and accountability are often the weakest. Only a few countries have managed resource revenues in a way that promotes sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation. There are lessons to be learned from both success and failure, and from comparing the experience of the wide range of countries that have become major resource exporters since the 1973 rise in the price of oil and other commodities.
IPD’s Resource Curse Task Force aims to create guidance for policymakers, policy analysts and activists concerned with the management of extractive industries in developing countries.