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Civil society in Iran today
Written by Tom Fries
Azar Nafisi was recently interviewed by Britt Peterson in Foreign Policy, where he discussed Iranian civil society: “a forgotten civil society”. Read more
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Civil society reaches every corner of the globe, even the frozen North
Written by Tom Fries
The International Institute for Strategic Studies refers repeatedly to the role of civil society in addressing new questions about the thawing Arctic on www.realclearworld.org. Read more
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The Political Economy of Oil and Gas in Southeast Asia: Heading Towards the Natural Resource Curse?
Written by Mario Wiedemann
The notion of the resource curse suggests that countries with large caches of natural resources often perform worse in terms of economic growth, social development, and good governance than other countries with fewer resources. The theory posits that countries depending on oil or other extractive industries for their livelihood are […]
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Are Rich Countries Immune to the Resource Curse? Evidence from Norway’s Management of Its Oil Riches
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Growth studies show, counter to intuition, that the discovery of a natural resource may be a curse rather than a blessing since resource-rich countries grow slower than others. But it has been suggested that Norway may be an important exception to the curse and that the curse does not afflict […]
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Oil Revenues in Angola. Much More Information But Not Enough Transparency
Written by Mario Wiedemann
Significant gaps in the data published by the Angolan government about its earnings from the oil industry undermine its attempts to shed a reputation for corruption, says this new study by Global Witness and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa – Angola (OSISA-Angola). [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true documentid=110510123720-5d50a386a34d413cad3679b07873e496 docname=global_witness_osisa_angola_oil_revenues_in_angola username=FutureChallenges […]
