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  • the oil curse a remedial role for the oil industry-carnegie
  • the oil curse a remedial role for the oil industry-carnegie
  • the oil curse a remedial role for the oil industry-carnegie
  • the oil curse a remedial role for the oil industry-carnegie

THE OIL CURSE Carnegie Endowment for International

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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  • What is the oil curse?
  • The political and economic dysfunction known as the “oil curse” is a complex, structural phenomenon, caused largely by poor management or investment of oil revenues by the governments of oil-producing countries.
  • Can the oil industry overcome the oil curse?
  • If the majors can persuade enlightened leaders across the industry and around the world to join together to voluntarily adopt a common methodology for mitigating oil curse problems to promote stability, the industry would certainly benefit.
  • Which countries are a curse for the oil industry?
  • Additional information about these scores appears in table 7. Black countries include Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Sudan, and South Sudan. These countries demonstrate that the oil curse is a curse for the oil industry as well as for the people living there. Nigeria is a cautionary tale.
  • How do major oil companies deal with oil curse syndromes?
  • As a result, the “majors” have an added incentive to persuade the industry to adopt practices that promote stability, in order to level the playing field and prevent a race to the bottom that could further fuel conflict. Establish a voluntary group of companies to draft recommendations aimed at addressing oil curse syndromes.
  • Should the mining industry be a partner in the oil curse?
  • Indeed, we suggest conferring with the mining industry as possible partners. Mahmoud Amin El-Gamal and Amy Myers Jafe, “The Oil Curse,” Oil Magazine, October 2009, 32 (noting that oil wealth has financed an arms race in the Middle East).
  • Should the oil curse be read as an addendum to the book?
  • On the issue of authoritarianism, that article should still be read and taught as an addendum to the book. The Oil Curse is a landmark book that brings together explanations about the impacts of oil on various key issues from authoritarianism to patriarchy, from conflict to development.