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Record Nr.

UNINA9910731461803321

Autore

Muhamad Goran M

Titolo

Reducing Natural Resource Dependency for Economic Growth in Resource Rich Countries / / by Goran M. Muhamad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

981-9936-40-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 pages)

Collana

Perspectives on Development in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, , 2520-1247

Disciplina

333.79

Soggetti

Power resources

Environmental economics

Development economics

Economic development

Resource and Environmental Economics

Development Economics

Economic Growth

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter One Overview of the Book -- Chapter Two Economic Diversification to Reduce Natural Resource Dependency in the Literature -- Chapter Three Methodology and Empirical specification -- Chapter Four Data Presentation and Analysis -- Chapter Five: Presentation of Results -- Chapter Six Overall Summary, Hypotheses Tests and Policy Implications -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the reduction of natural resource revenue dependency in resource-rich countries. Such countries experience lower economic growth due to factors of high volatility in commodity prices, reduction in accountability, undermining of the competitiveness of other economic sectors, and weak power of institutions. The analysis is based on an identified gap in the literature regarding how private sector development and public sector development affect the degree of dependency on resource revenue in natural resource-rich countries. This book studies the interaction between private and public sector development with dependency on natural resources, specifically



exploring whether the two diversified factors lead to a decrease in the degree of dependency, which is important for economic growth and to overcome the "resource curse". Economic diversification is viewed as a long-term solution to the high economic dependency from natural resources. Private sector development and public sector reforms may lead to this diversification. The analysis of the book helps to shed light on private sector development, public services sector privatization, and a taxation system to diversify sources of income, with the objective to reduce dependency on natural resources extraction. This book is an invaluable read for public policymakers, the public and private sectors, law makers, and scholars of developmental studies.