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Author:   Lori Leonard (Cornell University, USA) ,  Siba N. Grovogui (Cornell University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367351373

ISBN 10:   0367351374
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   08 August 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Governing in the Extractive Industries: An Introduction 1. Tendencies in Tension: Resource Governance and Social Contradictions in Contemporary Bolivia 2. Mining, Criminalization, and the Right to Protest: Everyday Constructions of the Post-Neoliberal Ecuadorian State 3. Preserving Illusions: The Rule of Law and Legitimacy under the Chad Pipeline Project 4. “We Own This Oil”: Artisanal Refineries, Extractive Industries and the Politics of Oil in Nigeria 5. Converting Threats to Power: Methane Extraction in Lake Kivu, Rwanda 6. Politics in the Public Sphere: ENGOs and Oil Companies in the International Climate Negotiations, 1987-2001 7. Preventing the Resource Curse: Ethnographic Notes on an Economic Experiment 8. Illness, Compensation, and Claims for Justice: Lessons from the Choropampa Mercury Spill 9. Wars of Words: Experts, Oil, and Environmental Governance in Chad 10. Post-Script: Mapping Neo-Extractive Frontiers across Africa and Latin America

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Lori Leonard is a Professor in the Department of Development Sociology at Cornell University, USA. Siba N. Grovogui is a Professor in the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University, USA.

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