Governor's solution [[electronic resource] ] : how Alaska's oil dividend could work in Iraq and other oil-rich countries / / Todd Moss, editor

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Center for Global Development, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (146 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9798; 354.4/5246; 354.45246
• Soggetto topico: Sovereign wealth funds - Alaska; Oil and gas leases - Alaska
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MossTodd
• Note generali: "An oil-to-cash reader".
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface; What's Alaska Got to Do with...Iraq?; Diapering the Devil: How Alaska Helped Staunch Befouling by Mismanaged Oil Wealth: A Lesson for Other Oil Rich Nations; The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend: A Case Study in the Direct Distribution of Resource Rent; Saving Iraq from Its Oil; Iraq's Last Window: Diffusing the Risks of a Petro-State; Contributors; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Reliance on natural resource revenues, particularly oil, is often associated with bad governance, corruption, and poverty. Worried about the effect of oil on Alaska, Governor Jay Hammond had a simple yet revolutionary idea: let citizens have a direct stake. The Governor's Solution features his firsthand account that describes, with brutal honesty and piercing humor, the birth of the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, which has been paid to each resident every year since 1982.Thirty years later, Hammond's vision is still influencing oil policies throughout the world. This r
• Titolo autorizzato: Governor's solution
• ISBN: 1-283-86274-3; 1-933286-76-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452826603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II