The politics of governing oil effectively: A comparative study of two new oil-rich states in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHickey, S.
dc.contributor.authorAbdulai, A.G.
dc.contributor.authorIzama, A.
dc.contributor.authorMohan, G.
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-22T11:45:11Z
dc.date.available2019-03-22T11:45:11Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe challenges facing developing countries with new-found natural resource wealth are generally understood in terms of whether they have the institutions of ‘good governance’ required to avoid the resource curse. New insights from a political settlements perspective show how deeper forms of politics and power relations play a more significant role than such institutions, and help explain some counter-intuitive findings regarding how ‘semi-authoritarian’ Uganda seems to be governing oil somewhat more in line with its national interest as compared to ‘democratic’ Ghana. We find that bureaucratic ‘pockets of effectiveness’ play a critical role, with outcomes shaped by the nature of their embedded autonomy vis-à-vis different kinds of ruling coalition. Efforts to promote ‘best-practice’ governance reforms in such contexts might be misplaced, and could be replaced with a stronger focus on building specific forms of state capacity and a greater acceptance that ‘developmental collusion’ between political and bureaucratic actors may offer more appropriate or ‘best-fit’ solutions.en_US
dc.identifier.issn978-1-908749-56-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28813
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectgovernanceen_US
dc.subjectpolitical settlementsen_US
dc.subjectoilen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleThe politics of governing oil effectively: A comparative study of two new oil-rich states in Africaen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US

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