TY - BOOK AU - Hicks,Celeste ED - International African Institute. ED - Royal African Society. ED - World Peace Foundation. TI - Africa's new oil: power, pipelines and future fortunes T2 - African arguments SN - 9781783601134 AV - HD9577.A2 HIC H53 2015 U1 - HD9577.A2 HIC 23 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Zed Books KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Economic aspects KW - Africa KW - fast KW - Armut KW - gnd KW - Erdölwirtschaft KW - Politischer Konflikt KW - Wirtschaftsentwicklung KW - Pétrole KW - Industrie et commerce KW - Aspect économique KW - Afrique KW - ram KW - Tchad KW - Niger KW - Ghana KW - Afrika N1 - "In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation."; Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-225) and index; Chad : a model project -- The aftermath -- Lessons learned for China? -- Resource nationalism in Niger -- Civil society power in Ghana -- The East Africa miracle? -- Conclusion N2 - In recent years, technological advances, higher commodity prices and a global thirst for energy have meant that African oil and gas are increasingly in demand. Countries as far apart as Niger, Uganda, Chad, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania are looking at the prospect of almost unimaginable flows of money into their national budgets. But the story of African oil has usually been associated with disaster - older producers such as Nigeria, Angola and Cameroon have little to show for the many billions of dollars they've earned, and oil money has been shown to fuel conflict and corruption, creating a so-called 'resource curse'. In this revealing and insightful book, former BBC correspondent Celeste Hicks questions the inevitability of such an outcome, revealing what the discovery of oil means for the ordinary Africans through original testimony from those working in the oil industries and the communities that surround them. A much-needed account of an issue that will likely transform the fortunes of a number of African countries - for better or for worse-- UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016387610-b.html UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016387610-d.html UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1618/2016387610-t.html ER -