The Oil Curse : how petroleum wealth shapes the development of nations - Ross, Michael. 1961- (Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2012)
The paradoxical wealth of nations ; Apprendix: A note on methods and measurements -- The trouble with oil revenues -- More petroleum, less democracy ; Appendix: A statistical anaysis of oil and democracy -- Petroleum perpetuates patriarchy ; Appendix; a statistical analysis of oil and the status of women -- Oil-based violences ; Appendix: A statsitcal analysis of oil and civil conflcit -- Oil, economic growth, and political instituions --Good news and bad news about oil.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-279) and index.
Keywords: Petroleum industry and trade -- Government policy -- Developing countries; Revenue -- Developing countries; Petroleum products -- Prices; Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions; Natural resources -- Developing countries; Civil war -- Developing countries; Developing countries -- Economic policy