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China vs. the US: The Battle for Oil
Written by Mario Wiedemann
China and the United States are the world’s biggest consumers of oil. To understand the impact that oil reserves can have on the governance of a resource-rich country it is equally important to take into account the role of oil-consuming countries.
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Wangari Maathai: Resources and Conflict
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai speaks on the relationship between scarce natural resources and global conflict.
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Paul Collier: Curse of Natural Resources
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Oxford Professor Paul Collier talks about the natural resource curse and makes suggestions on how to overcome it.
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Climate change › Remittances to bring clean energy to Haiti
Written by Samuil Simeonov
Gregory Watson, Team Leader of Climate Change at Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), presents ways of linking remittances and sustainability.
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Dilip Ratha on Migration
Written by Samuil Simeonov
Dilip Ratha, Manager with the Migration and Remittances Unit of the World Bank, presents the newest evidence on the development impact of remittances in the post-crisis time. http://vimeo.com/16626088
