Rentier oil economies and development: Dynamics and varieties

Palazuelos, Enrique

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2016.01.003

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“…These concerns are understandable and are similar to the experiences of other oil producing countries (Abiodun, 2007;Mosbacher, 2013). Where transparency, the rule of law, and adequate oversight of public and private sector actors is lacking, oil tends to be associated with resource curse issues such as corruption, instability, and economic underperformance, rather than with positive and inclusive development (Auty, 1993;Basedau and Lay, 2009;International Alert, 2009; van der Ploeg, 2011; Global Witness, 2013; Dietsche, 2014; Gilberthorpe and Papyrakis, 2015;Ross, 2015;Sturesson and Zobel, 2015;Goumandakoye, 2016;Palazuelos, 2016). Many studies have documented how oil exploitation is associated with negative social and environmental impacts (Eggert, 2001;Söderholm and Svahn, 2015;Aristide and Moundigbaye, 2017).…”

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Impacts of the oil boom on the lives of people living in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda

Ogwang

Vanclay

Assem

2018

The Extractive Industries and Society

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We consider the impacts of the development of oil resources (exploration and extraction) on the lives and livelihoods of people living in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda. These impacts are both positive and negative and include: employment opportunities; infrastructure development; project induced displacement and resettlement; in-migration and influx; inflation; reduction of food security; restrictions on access to fishing, firewood and herbs for cooking and medicinal purposes; inadequate compensation; land grabbing; prostitution; environmental degradation; annoyance and inconvenience; fear and anxiety; and changes to their communities, livelihoods and landscape. In-depth interviews were carried out with key informants, including with leaders at the village, parish, sub-county, and district levels in Uganda. Focus group discussions and participant observation were also used. We argue that there is need for all stakeholdersespecially the government of Uganda, oil companies, the local communities, the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, and civil society organisationsto collaborate in order to address the deficiencies in the development of oil resources and the region, and to create the conditions needed to avoid the resource curse and associated Dutch disease and Nigerian disease, and instead to achieve a social licence to operate for oil development in the region.

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Impacts of the oil boom on the lives of people living in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda

Ogwang

Vanclay

Assem

2018

The Extractive Industries and Society

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“…After scanning the summaries of the complete documents, 14 articles were identified. These documents are: Ahmed, Asghar, Malik and Nawaz (2020), Norouzi, Fani and Ziarani (2020), Singh, Bhardwaj, Arya and Khatri (2020), Sun, Ak, Serener and Xiong, (2020), Topcu, Altinoz and Aslan (2020), Johnston, Lim and Roh (2019), Zaidi, Wei, Gedikli, Zafar, Hou and Iftikhar (2019), Ahmed et al(2016), Palazuelos, (2016, Zou, Zhao, Zhang and Xiong (2016), Chapman, Tonts and Plummer (2015), Kotey and Rolfe (2014), Hall et al (2003) and Munasinghe (1993).…”

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“…The early studies in the 1950s sustained that these resources should be the basis of economic development, while other analyses from the 1960s argued that dependence on this wealth in resources impeded development. Following the oil crises of 1973 and 1979, a second generation of scholars emerged who emphasized the mechanisms that were characterized as being "rentier" (Palazuelos, 2016).…”

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Oil and its influence on the creation of a sustainable society: A systematic literature review

Escobar

Escobar²

2022

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The aim of this work is to analyze the petroleum industry from the perspective of sustainability, taking into account its three dimensions: economic, environmental and social. Likewise, the objective is to identify and propose factors of sustainability, in other words, categories or subdivisions that allow us to analyze in greater detail the interactions and the effects of this industry on society, which must be evaluated in each of the three dimensions for the oil sector.Design/methodology: This research was carried out by means of a systematic review of the literature, with a qualitative focus of an analytic/interpretive nature. A four-phase protocol was used for the search, using the guidelines of the PRISMA statement as a reference. This protocol describes the article selection criteria, search strategy, data extraction and procedures and tools used for the analysis. Findings:The review reveals the need to establish a consensus on the sustainability factors that must be evaluated in each of the dimensions within the oil sector, given that the results of the search show that there is no clear definition or correlation with regard to the environmental, social and economic impact in the oil-producing regions. Most of the works identified were designed as case studies and a large majority of the results of the studies are contradictory, even showing adverse effects, while others fail to identify any hazards.Originality/value: The most relevant contribution of this work is related to the identification of specific sustainability factors for the oil industry, which make it possible to conduct a comprehensive analysis of their influence on the three dimensions of sustainability, namely economic development, environmental aspects and social aspects. This classification according to factors is important in order to provide a cross-cutting conceptual framework that is applicable to any region or situation where the problems are being analyzed that derive from oil exploitation.

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“…However, the discovery of oil has also come with negative consequences for local people, including rent seeking, social conflict, and a local resource curse, which is similar to the experiences of other oil-producing countries [3,7,[9][10][11][12]. Many scholars have identified that oil tends to be associated with resource curse issues, including corruption, instability, and economic underperformance [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24].…”

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“…It is also likely to experience the 'Nigerian Disease', which refers to the squandering of resource revenues [38]. Numerous scholars have pointed out that, if not well managed, the extractive industries can result in the resource curse [3,14,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

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Rent-Seeking Practices, Local Resource Curse, and Social Conflict in Uganda’s Emerging Oil Economy

Ogwang

Vanclay

Assem

2019

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We consider the different types of rent-seeking practices in emerging oil economies, and discuss how they contribute to social conflict and a local resource curse in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda. The rent-seeking activities have contributed to speculative behavior, competition for limited social services, land grabbing, land scarcity, land fragmentation, food insecurity, corruption, and ethnic polarization. Local people have interpreted the experience of the consequent social impacts as a local resource curse. The impacts have led to social conflicts among the affected communities. Our research used a range of methods, including 40 in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observation, and document analysis. We argue there is an urgent need by all stakeholders—including local and central governments, oil companies, local communities, and civil society organizations—to address the challenges before the construction of oil infrastructure. Stakeholders must work hard to create the conditions that are needed to avoid the resource curse; otherwise, Uganda could end up suffering from the Dutch Disease and Nigerian Disease, as has befallen other African countries.

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Rentier oil economies and development: Dynamics and varieties

Cited by 4 publications

References 38 publications

Impacts of the oil boom on the lives of people living in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda

Impacts of the oil boom on the lives of people living in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda

Oil and its influence on the creation of a sustainable society: A systematic literature review

Rent-Seeking Practices, Local Resource Curse, and Social Conflict in Uganda’s Emerging Oil Economy

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