Escaping the resource curse 
edited by Macartan Humphreys, Jeffrey D. Sachs and Joseph E. Stiglitz ; foreword by George Soros 
 - New York :  Columbia University Press,  c2007. 
 - xviii, 408 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia .
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<br/><br/>What is the role of the state? / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- How to evaluate the fiscal terms of oil contracts / David Johnston -- How to negotiate an oil agreement / Jenik Radon -- How best to auction oil rights / Peter Cramton -- Are oil producers rich? / Geoffrey Heal -- How to handle the macroeconomics of oil wealth / Jeffrey D. Sachs -- The political econony of natural resource funds / Macartan Humphreys and Martin E. Sandbu -- How mineral rich states can reduce inequality / Michael L. Ross -- Ensuring fairness : the case for a transparent fiscal social contract / Terry Lynn Karl -- Critical issues for a revenue management law / Joseph C. Bell and Teresa Maurea Faria -- Future directions for the management of natural resources / Macartan Humphreys, Jeffrey D. Sachs, and Joseph E. Stiglitz. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231141963 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006036062 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy--Developing countries<br/>Petroleum industry and trade--Planning--Developing countries<br/>Economic development projects--Evaluation--Developing countries<br/>Resource curse
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.8/232091724