Michael Ross The Oil Curse

(Visit: www.uctv.tv/) Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. Michael L. Ross, Professor of Political Science and and Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA, looks at how developing nations are shaped by their mineral wealth -- and how they can turn oil from a curse into a blessing. His new book, shows why oil wealth typically creates less economic growth than it should; why it produces jobs for men but not women; and why it creates more problems in poor states than in rich ones. It also warns that the global thirst for petroleum is causing companies to drill in increasingly poor nations, which could further spread the oil curse. Series: "Subtext" [6/2012] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23819]

[@justinperry2392]

When a national moment happens, the investment of the private sector is vaporized? Where is the accountability and the repay for the companies that invested in their country? Reminds me of the book Atlas Shrugged!

[@khebache.med-amine3335]

This is very insightful analysis, that's exactly What oil wealth typically creates less economic stability. thanks form Algeria.

[@champion1488]

the link between taxation and a demand for accountability gets weakened since there are now revenue wind flows from the oil...this is very insightful

[@djbamed90]

very intresting i'm from algeria i make reaserch about conccurence between USA & china in gulf of guinia and this book help me a lot to figure out some the problem in countries in this part of world thank you so much Mr ross

[@fernandocortes1187]

Do you know if a spanish research paper can have one or two english keywords? I would love to be read by those audiences or at least some bilingual scientist living in those countries

7:35 y 8:06 Gobiernos con produccion de petroleo mas tentados a resolver protestas mediante la violencia que en los países democráticos.

[@Delta4ms]

excellent

2:22 Opacidad en el $ No dan cuentas

11:20 Nacionalizaciones del petroleo

16:54 MEXICO El último país en latinoamérica en buscar la democracia sin contar a cuba. Hay mucho por hacer pero hay partes que quedan de la maldicion del peroleo y otras no.

[@greenfein786]

He didnt discuss Saddam Hussein @10:30

[@fernandocortes1187]

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14:30 Las mujeres no se benefician con el petroleo y la enfermedad holandesa

6:04 Antidemocraticos