Towards A Political Economy Of Resource Dependent Regions

Author : Greg Halseth,Laura Ryser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351846455

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Towards a Political Economy of Resource-dependent Regions by Greg Halseth,Laura Ryser Pdf

This book advances our understanding of resource-dependent regions in developed economies in the 21st Century. It explores how rural and small town places are working to find success in a new economy marked by demographic, economic, social, cultural, political, and environmental change. How are we to understand the changes and transformations working through communities and economies? Where are the trajectories of change leading these resource-dependent places and regions? Drawing upon examples from Canada, USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the Nordic countries, these and other questions are explored and addressed by constructing a critical political economy framework of resource hinterland transition. Towards a Political Economy of Resource Dependent Regions is a key resource for students and researchers in geography, rural and industrial sociology, economics, environmental studies, political science, regional studies, and planning, as well as policy-makers, those in industry and the private sector, and local and regional development practitioners.

Author : Greg Halseth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317336082

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Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries by Greg Halseth Pdf

Most developed economies, including single-industry and resource dependent rural or small town regions, are transforming rapidly as a result of social, political, and economic change. Collectively, they face a number of challenges as well as new opportunities. This international collaboration describes a critical political economy framework that will be useful for understanding these transitions. Transformation of Resource Towns and Peripheries describes the multi-faceted process of transition and change in resource dependent rural and small town regions since the end of the Second World War. The book incorporates international case studies from Australia, Canada, Finland and New Zealand, with the express purpose of highlighting similarities and differences in patterns and practices in each country. Chapters explore three main themes: how corporate ties and trade linkages are changing and impacting rural communities and regions; how resource industry employment is changing in these small communities; and how local community capacity and leadership are working to mitigate challenges and take advantage of new opportunities. This book will be of interest to students of regional studies, geography, and rural and industrial sociology. It will also have a strong appeal to policy-makers and local regional development practitioners.

Author : Naazneen Barma,Kai Kaiser,Tuan Minh Le,Lorena Viñuela
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821387160

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Rents to Riches? by Naazneen Barma,Kai Kaiser,Tuan Minh Le,Lorena Viñuela Pdf

This volume focuses on the political economy surrounding the detailed decisions that governments make at each step of the value chain for natural resource management. From the perspective of public interest or good governance, many resource-dependent developing countries pursue apparently short-sighted and sub-optimal policies in relation to the extraction and capture of resource rents, and to spending and savings from their resource endowments. This work contextualizes these micro-level choices and outcomes.

Author : Robert H. Bates
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0520060520

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Toward a Political Economy of Development by Robert H. Bates Pdf

Author : Andreas R.D. Sanders,Pål Thonstad Sandvik,Espen Storli
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774860635

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The Political Economy of Resource Regulation by Andreas R.D. Sanders,Pål Thonstad Sandvik,Espen Storli Pdf

Industrialist John Paul Getty famously quipped, “The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights.” Throughout history, natural resources have been sources of wealth and power and catalysts for war and peace. The case studies gathered in this innovative volume examine how the intersection of ideas, interest groups, international institutions, and political systems gave birth to distinctive regulatory regimes at various times and places in the modern world. Spanning seven continents and focusing on both advanced and developing economies, it offers unique insights into why some resource-rich countries have flourished while others have been mired in poverty and corruption.

Author : Michael Keating,John Loughlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136305672

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The Political Economy of Regionalism by Michael Keating,John Loughlin Pdf

Examining the effects of economic and political restructuring on regions in Europe and North America, the main themes here are: international economic restructuring; political realignments questions of territorial identity; and policy choices and policy conflicts in regional development.

Author : Andreas R. D. Sanders,Pål Thonstad Sandvik,Espen Storli
Publisher : University of British Columbia Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Natural resources
ISBN : 077486060X

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The Political Economy of Resource Regulation by Andreas R. D. Sanders,Pål Thonstad Sandvik,Espen Storli Pdf

"Industrialist John Paul Getty famously quipped, "The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights." Throughout history, natural resources have been sources of wealth and power and catalysts for war and peace. The case studies gathered in this innovative volume examine how the intersection of ideas, interest groups, international institutions, and political systems gave birth to distinctive regulatory regimes at various times and places in the modern world. Spanning seven continents and focusing on both advanced and developing economies, the case studies explore how the goals and modes of regulation have changed in response to new economic realities, demands from power brokers and the broader public, and rules and norms for what is considered legitimate government action. Together, the contributors show that regulatory regimes in resource-dependent nations have played a decisive role in the international political economy. They also offer unique insights into why some resource-rich countries have flourished while others have been mired in poverty and corruption."--

Author : F. Moulaert
Publisher : Springer
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015014206729

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Regional Analysis and the New International Division of Labor by F. Moulaert Pdf

Throughout the world, a sense of crisis has settled in like a nightmare that refuses to leave. We look towards the horizon with apprehension. Major changes are afoot. Older industrial regions, once rich and powerful, stand by helplessly as factories close down. Poor countries are sliding into bankruptcy, unable even to feed their populations. In a few scattered enclaves, called ex port platforms, new manufacturing plants spring up overnight: they employ predominantly young, unmarried women and ship their products to unknown destinations overseas. Small companies are eaten up by bigger ones which, in turn, are absorbed by still larger conglomerates. Some industrial sectors are wiped out altogether. Tensions between states are increasing. More and more countries are coming under military rule. Torture and terrorism are turned into tools of official state policy. Civil wars are fought in Central America, Northern Africa, and Southeast Asia. International conflict flares up be tween Britain and Argentina, Iraq and Iran, Ethiopia and Somalia. Economic growth has slowed to a crawl. Inflation undercuts the livelihood of the poor. The small producer is ruined. It appears that we are involved in a major restructuring of the capitalist world. The problems are profits, capital accumulation, and efficiency in pro duction. To make the indicators point up, whole regions are sacrificed, new technologies are put in place, and new locational patterns are created as the world is carved up into a new international division oflabor.

Author : Jeffrey Ira Herbst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Natural resources
ISBN : IND:30000129849638

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The Politics of Revenue Sharing in Resource-dependent States by Jeffrey Ira Herbst Pdf

Author : Eyene Okpanachi,Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030782522

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The Political Economy of Natural Resource Funds by Eyene Okpanachi,Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay Pdf

This book aims to foster a better understanding of the particular challenges faced by resource-dependent countries or jurisdictions in managing their resource revenues through natural resource funds (NRFs). It explores the varieties of natural resource management strategies as dictated primarily by domestic politics, and how the potential negative distributional consequences of resource wealth management (the resource curse) may add political dimensions and potential conflicts to decisions about NRFs in ways that other sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) do not experience. By bridging the existing academic and practical knowledge gap arising from the limited attention given to the domestic politics of NRFs and state-society relations, this edited book is a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, and civil society actors in resource-driven economies and especially those interested in learning from comparative experiences of natural resource wealth management through NRFs. Eyene Okpanachi is Marie Curie Fellow at the University of South Wales. He was previously Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Victoria and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar at the University of Alberta. Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay is Professor of Comparative Politics and former Provost/Vice President Academic at the University of Victoria, Canada. She is Past President of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA). .

Author : Charles K. Wilber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 039433597X

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The Political Economy of Development and Underdevelopment by Charles K. Wilber Pdf

Author : Michael Howlett,Alex Netherton,M. Ramesh
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press Canada
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021958868

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The Political Economy of Canada by Michael Howlett,Alex Netherton,M. Ramesh Pdf

The authors stress the significance of political institutions at the national, international, and subnational levels that substantially affect the production and distribution of wealth."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Martin Jones
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-22
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 1800882416

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Cities and Regions in Crisis by Martin Jones Pdf

'This book is a remarkable and often inspirational tour de force. Martin Jones confidently moves between theories of political economy and stories of regional and urban policy, using each to inform the other. He brings the uneven geographies of England to life, showing how they are reproduced in practice, while also offering the prospect of alternative futures.' - Allan Cochrane, The Open University, UK Offering a geographical political economy analysis, this book explores the mechanisms, institutions, and spaces of subnational economic development. Martin Jones innovatively examines how policy-makers frame problems and offer intervention solutions in different cities and regions. Drawing on different approaches to state intervention, neoliberalism, crisis and contradiction theories, and notions of depoliticisation, this book explains policy failure and how it is impacted by flux surrounding economic development. With constant changes to legislation, institutional initiatives, and ministerial responsibility, local and regional economic development is shown to be at a critical crossroads. Theoretically innovative and empirically focused, this timely book is a must-read for researchers and policy-makers of urban geography, regional development, political economy and public policy.

Author : Gorm Winther
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Alaska
ISBN : 9789289320160

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The Political Economy of Northern Regional Development: Introduction to the Project and The First Volume of The Political Economy of Northern Regional Development (POENOR) by Gorm Winther Pdf

"Nordic co-operation is one of the world's most extensive forms of regional collaboration, involv-ing Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and three autonomous areas: the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland.

Author : Greg Halseth,Sean Markey,Laura Ryser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351054027

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Service Provision and Rural Sustainability by Greg Halseth,Sean Markey,Laura Ryser Pdf

Access to quality services and community infrastructure are vital parts of supporting sustainable and resilient rural and small town places. Renewing outdated infrastructure and supporting the delivery of services in rural communities present significant challenges from the constrained fiscal and policy realities of the 21st century. Drawing upon contributors from five Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, this book describes innovative service delivery and community infrastructure models that are appropriate to the contemporary rural and resource-dependent regions of developed economies. The examples show that an entrepreneurial approach to service delivery and infrastructure provision by local organizations and governments is needed. Critical economic and community development supports are crucial to assist creative and innovative sets of solutions that work for small communities. Chapters in this book argue that community development foundations for resilient rural and small town communities and regions must be co-constructed and co-delivered in partnership by both local and senior government actors, in terms of both policy and committed resources. This volume will be extremely valuable for students, scholars, and community development practitioners exploring policy-making, government initiatives, and community service provision in rural and small town places.