Ross, Michael,  1961- <br/><br/>
The oil curse :  how petroleum wealth shapes the development of nations / 
Michael L. Ross. 
 - Princeton, NJ :  Princeton University Press,  c2012. 
 - xxi, 289 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-279) and index. 
<br/><br/>The paradoxical wealth of nations ; Apprendix: A note on methods and measurements -- The trouble with oil revenues -- More petroleum, less democracy ; Appendix: A statistical anaysis of oil and democracy -- Petroleum perpetuates patriarchy ; Appendix; a statistical analysis of oil and the status of women -- Oil-based violences ; Appendix: A statsitcal analysis of oil and civil conflcit -- Oil, economic growth, and political instituions --Good news and bad news about oil. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691145457 (hardback) 9780691159638 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011021743 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy--Developing countries.<br/>Revenue--Developing countries.<br/>Petroleum products--Prices.<br/>Industria y comercio del petróleo--Política del gobierno--Países en desarrollo.<br/>Ingresos--Países en desarrollo.<br/>Productos del petróleo--Precios.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Developing countries--Economic policy.<br/>Women--Social conditions.--Developing countries<br/>Natural resources--Developing countries.<br/>Civil war--Developing countries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD 9578  / R823o 2012