Mineral Rents and the Financing of Social Policy: Opportunities and Challenges

Introduction: Blessing or Curse? K.Hujo PART I: THEMATIC ISSUES Development and Growth in Resource-Dependent Countries; T.Gylfason Economic Policy in Mineral-Rich Countries; S.Asfaha Social Policy and State Revenues in Mineral-Rich Contexts; L.Hinojosa, A.Bebbington & A.Barrientos Institutional Change and State Capacity; E.Dietsche PART II: CASE STUDIES Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway; H.Mehlum, K.Moene & R.Torvik Mineral Rents and Social Development in Chile; J.Guajardo B. Mineral Wealth, Development and Social Policy in Indonesia; W.Ascher   Has Botswana Beaten the Resource Curse? S.Pegg Social Policy in a Mineral-Rich Economy: the Case of Nigeria; J.Adesina Conclusion: Options and Constraints; K.Hujo