Poisoned Wells
The Dirty Politics of African Oil
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · May 13, 2008
Each week the oil and gas fields of sub-Saharan Africa produce well over a billion dollars' worth of oil, an amount that far exceeds development aid to the entire African continent.
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- Who it’s for
- For readers interested in the politics of African oil and its global consequences
- Themes
- Poverty amid oil wealth, Oil-driven corruption, Political instability
- Genres
- African Politics, Mining & Extraction Business, Political Economy
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Each week the oil and gas fields of sub-Saharan Africa produce well over a billion dollars' worth of oil, an amount that far exceeds development aid to the entire African continent. Yet the rising tide of oil money is not promoting stability and development, but is instead causing violence, poverty, and stagnation. It is also generating vast corruption that reaches deep into American and European economies.
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In Poisoned Wells, Nicholas Shaxson exposes the root causes of this paradox of poverty from plenty, and explores the mechanisms by which oil causes grave instabilities and corruption around the globe. Shaxson is the only journalist who has had access to the key players in African oil, and is willing to make the connections between the problems of the developing world and the involvement of leading global corporations and governments.
Who it’s for
- For readers interested in the politics of African oil and its global consequences
- For readers exploring links between oil wealth, poverty, and corruption
Where it sits
| African Politics | 45% |
|---|---|
| Political Economy | 31% |
| Mining & Extraction Business | 27% |
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Publisher categories
- Southern African History
- Trade & Tariffs
- Authors
- Nicholas Shaxson
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- May 13, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Poverty amid oil wealth · Oil-driven corruption · Political instability
- Reading lane
- Southern African History