New approaches to the governance of natural resources : insights from Africa

The book provides an in-depth analysis of the governance of Africa's natural resource sectors (oil, biofuels, forestry, fisheries, minerals) and new insights for readers as they navigate the burgeoning research on global governance initiatives and regional/national strategies that seek to improve the governance of the continent's natural resources. The resurgent economic and geopolitical importance of Africa is evidenced by the growing investment by China, India, the United States, Brazil, and other countries in the continent's various natural resources sectors, such as oil, biofuels, forestry, fisheries, and minerals. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the governance of natural resources in Africa and new insights for readers as they navigate the burgeoning research on global governance initiatives and regional and national strategies. Moreover, by carefully examining both theoretical and policy-related debates (and drawing upon public opinion data in countries such as Angola and South Sudan), the book makes important connections between theory and practice surrounding natural resource sectors. Consequently, it offers scholars, graduate students, policy-makers, think tank researchers, and media with a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the current research being conducted on the governance of natural resources in Africa Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 ‘New’ Approaches to the Governance of Africa’s Natural Resources....Pages 3-24 Interrogating the ‘Good’ in ‘Good Governance’: Rethinking Natural Resource Governance Theory and Practice in Africa....Pages 25-42 Front Matter....Pages 43-43 The Rise and Fall of Oil-Rentier States in Africa....Pages 45-64 Access to Information and Transparency Provisions in Petroleum Laws in Africa: A Comparative Analysis....Pages 65-95 Micro-Level Effects of Oil Resources: Insights from a Survey of Angolan Microcredit Clients....Pages 96-112 Bridging the Governance Gap in South Sudan: Connecting Policy-Makers to Populations in Africa’s Newest Oil-Producing Country....Pages 113-128 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Mining: From Engagement to Development in Ghana....Pages 131-153 Network Governance and the African Timber Organization: Prospects for Regional Forestry Governance in Africa....Pages 154-180 Refocusing Governance from the ‘Bottom-Up’: Understanding the Gendered Dynamics of Land Deals for Biofuel Development in Kenya and Tanzania....Pages 181-199 Casting the Net Widely: Effective Governance and the Contribution of Fisheries to the Development of African Countries....Pages 200-223 Hydropolitics and Transboundary River Basin Management Nuances in the Southern African Development Community....Pages 224-244 Front Matter....Pages 245-245 Global and Local Challenges and Opportunities: Reflections on China and the Governance of African Natural Resources....Pages 247-266 Prospects and Trends in the Governance of Africa’s Natural Resources: Reflections on the Role of External and Internal Actors....Pages 267-284 Back Matter....Pages 285-292