Translated title: Freeing The Resource Curse; The Economics of Natural Resource and Black Gold in sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Quarshie, Gregory ; Janda, Karel (advisor) ; Babin, Adrian (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2014
Language: eng
Abstract: It is gradually becoming common knowledge that, natural resources have not been able to make positive impact on economic growth of countries. In that, countries rich in natural resources grow at a slower pace than the resource-poor countries. This occurrence is one of the reasons behind many defections and militant groups against state authority in many resource-rich countries, especially those in sub-Saharan Africa. Using panel data from 1980 to 2010 on 34 sub- Saharan African countries, this paper examines whether institutionalised authority, which is a proxy for state authority, can change the negative relationship between natural resources and economic growth. The key finding is that, institutionalised authority can alter the negative relationship that exists between natural resources and economic growth. JEL Classification C33, O43, Q28, Q33, Q43, Keywords Natural Resources, Economic growth, Institutionalised Authority, Dutch Disease, sub-Saharan Africa
Keywords: dutch disease; economic growth; institutionalised authority; natural resource; sub-saharan africa

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/69001

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