Public Brainpower: Civil Society and Natural Resource Management 1st Edition Indra Overland

Public Brainpower: Civil Society and Natural Resource Management 1st Edition Indra Overland- Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9783319606262,9783319606279,3319606263,3319606271

Product details:

• ISBN 10: 3319606271
• ISBN 13:9783319606279
• Author: Indra Overland 

This book discusses how civil society, public debate and freedom of speech affect the management of natural resources. Drawing on the work of Robert Dahl, Jürgen Habermas and Robert Putnam, the book introduces the concept of public brainpower. Good governance of natural resources requires fertile public debate – to conceive new institutions, to provide checks and balances on existing institutions and to ensure their continuous dynamic evolution as the needs of society change.

The book explores the strengths and weaknesses of these ideas through case studies of 18 oil and gas-producing countries: Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK and Venezuela. The concluding chapter presents 10 tenets on how states can maximize their public brainpower, as well as a ranking of how well 33 resource-rich countries have succeeded in doing so.

Table contents:

1. Introduction: Civil Society, Public Debate and Natural Resource Management

2. Algeria: Oil and Public Opinion

3. Angola: Civil Society Actors and Petroleum Management

4. Azerbaijan: Civil Society and the Petroleum Sector

5. Canada: The Debate About Oil and Gas Management

6. Colombia: Oil and Civil Society

7. Egypt: State, Society and Energy Caught in a Vicious Circle

8. Iraq: State, Society and the Evolution of the Petroleum Sector

9. Kazakhstan: Civil Society and Natural Resource Policy in Kazakhstan

10. Libya: Oil and the Discontents of Emerging Civil Society

11. The Netherlands: Resource Management and Civil Society in the Natural Gas Sector

12. Nigeria: The Role of Civil Society in the Politics of Oil Governance and Revenue Management

13. Norway: Public Debate and the Management of Petroleum Resources and Revenues

14. Qatar: The Context of a Hydrocarbon-Funded Social Contract

15. Russia: Public Debate and the Petroleum Sector

16. Saudi Arabia: Civil Society and Natural Resource Management

17. The United Arab Emirates: Modernity and Traditionalism in Petroleum Sector Management

18. The United Kingdom: Public Debate and the Management of Petroleum Resources

19. Venezuela: Public Debate and the Management of Oil Resources and Revenues

20. Variations on Public Brainpower: Findings from Country Case Studies of Oil- and Gas-Producing Countries

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