scholarly journals Improving the Performance of Natural Resource Taxation in Developing Countries

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Durst
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Taxation

scholarly journals Oil and Governance in Uganda

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrell George Manyak
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Resource Curse ◽  
Natural Resource Curse ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Fragile Environment ◽  
Oil Deposits ◽  
The Government ◽  
Institutional Foundations

Many critical governance issues were created with the discovery of major oil deposits in Uganda.  Because developing countries like Uganda lack strong institutional foundations, it is widely assumed that riches flowing from oil will result in huge sums of money being diverted to politicians while the country ends up worse off in the long run. Uganda certainly faces this “natural resource curse,” but the potential for corruption is only one of many governance issues arising from the potential of oil riches. The government needs to work effectively with foreign oil companies and neighboring countries to recover and transport the oil. It must also establish institutions and procedures to manage its new oil economy.  Moreover, questions must be answered regarding ownership the oil producing lands and how the fragile environment of the country can be protected.  

scholarly journals Vulnerability and policy responses in the face of natural resource discoveries and climate change: introduction

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 517-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Cockburn ◽  
Martin Henseler ◽  
Hélène Maisonnave ◽  
Luca Tiberti
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Resource Curse ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Natural Resource Economics ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium Models ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

AbstractThis special issue contributes to the natural resource economics literature by shining a light on the specific challenges and opportunities faced by developing countries that have recently become dependent on natural resources or are particularly exposed to climate change. It is composed of five studies on countries from all regions of the developing world, involving a variety of natural resources and policy issues. Four of the five studies illustrate how computable general equilibrium models are particularly well-suited, despite their relatively limited past use, to the analysis of natural resources. All five studies are led by researchers based in these countries, providing unique insights into the specific local context. The studies underscore the extreme vulnerability that the introduction of significant natural resource revenues and climate change can create in developing countries. They also show how the choice of appropriate policies to avoid the resource curse varies according to country-specific economic conditions.

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