Natural Resource Investment and Africa’s Development

Buch | Hardcover

544 Seiten

2011
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84844-679-3 (ISBN)

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This well-researched book covers a wide spectrum of important issues that are central to investment in natural resources and ultimately, economic development of Africa.

Francis Botchway and the expert contributors analyze the relationships between good governance and resource management, as well as the existing commercial and financial agreements. The environmental implication of resource exploitation and the international dimensions of the industry are also explored in this insightful study. Each comprehensive and concise contribution highlights the importance of transparency and equity in investment and management of natural resources.

Natural Resource Investment and Africa's Development is essential material for scholars and students of development, environmental law, international economic law and dispute resolution, as well as any international investor in natural resources.

Edited by Francis N. Botchway, Associate Professor, University of Qatar

Contents:

Preface

Introduction
Francis N. Botchway

PART I: GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL ECONOMY
1. Good Governance and Resource Management in Africa
Rhuks Ako and Nilopar Uddin

2. Dispute Settlement and Sustainable Development of Natural Resources in Africa
Abba Kolo

3. Resource Exploitation and Environmental Justice: The Nigerian Experience
Rhuks Ako

PART II: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL RELATIONS
4. Contractual Arrangements for Resource Investment
Emmanuel Laryea

5. ‘A Conflict of Interest’? A Critical Examination of Artisanal/Large-scale Miner Relations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gavin Hilson

6. Mergers and Acquisitions in Resource Industry: Implications for Africa
Francis N. Botchway

7. Fiscal Regimes for Natural Resource Extraction: Implications for Africa’s Development
Evaristus Oshionebo

8. Africa: From Object to Agent of Socially Responsible Investment
Benjamin J. Richardson

PART III: THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT OF AFRICAN RESOURCE EXPLOITATION
9. Evolution of International Investment Law and Implications for Africa
Emmanuel Laryea

10. Commodity Agreements and Markets
Billy Melo Araujo

11. Regime Theory and China–Africa Economic Relations: New Ideas in Old Paradigms?
Francis N. Botchway

12. The Settlement of Investor–State Oil and Gas Disputes in Africa
Ibironke Odumosu

13. The Role of International Criminal Law in Environmental Protection
Regina Rauxloh

14. Economic Development and Environmental Protection in Africa: The Constitutional, Conventional and Institutional Contexts
David Dzidzornu

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.5.2011
Reihe/Serie	New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
ISBN-10	1-84844-679-9 / 1848446799
ISBN-13	978-1-84844-679-3 / 9781848446793
Zustand	Neuware