New Approaches to the Governance of Natural Resources

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxviii

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2. Introduction: Theoretical Approaches and Policy Implications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. ‘New’ Approaches to the Governance of Africa’s Natural Resources

      • J. Andrew Grant, W. R. Nadège Compaoré, Matthew I. Mitchell, Mats Ingulstad

      Pages 3-24

   3. Interrogating the ‘Good’ in ‘Good Governance’: Rethinking Natural Resource Governance Theory and Practice in Africa

      • Mari-Lise du Preez

      Pages 25-42

3. Governance Challenges in Africa’s Oil Sectors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43

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   2. The Rise and Fall of Oil-Rentier States in Africa

      • Douglas A. Yates

      Pages 45-64

   3. Access to Information and Transparency Provisions in Petroleum Laws in Africa: A Comparative Analysis

      • Peter G. Veit, Carole Excell

      Pages 65-95

   4. Micro-Level Effects of Oil Resources: Insights from a Survey of Angolan Microcredit Clients

      • Allan Cain, Ivar Kolstad, Arne Wiig

      Pages 96-112

   5. Bridging the Governance Gap in South Sudan: Connecting Policy-Makers to Populations in Africa’s Newest Oil-Producing Country

      • Conrad Winn, Melissa Jennings, Matthew I. Mitchell

      Pages 113-128

4. Governance Challenges in Africa’s Non-Petroleum Natural Resource Sectors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129

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   2. Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in Mining: From Engagement to Development in Ghana

      • Hevina S. Dashwood, Bill Buenar Puplampu

      Pages 131-153

   3. Network Governance and the African Timber Organization: Prospects for Regional Forestry Governance in Africa

      • J. Andrew Grant, Dianne Balraj, Jeremy Davison, Georgia Mavropoulos-Vagelis

      Pages 154-180

   4. Refocusing Governance from the ‘Bottom-Up’: Understanding the Gendered Dynamics of Land Deals for Biofuel Development in Kenya and Tanzania

      • Andrea Collins

      Pages 181-199

   5. Casting the Net Widely: Effective Governance and the Contribution of Fisheries to the Development of African Countries

      • Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Dawit Tesfamichael

      Pages 200-223

   6. Hydropolitics and Transboundary River Basin Management Nuances in the Southern African Development Community

      • Anthony Turton

      Pages 224-244

5. Concluding Remarks: New Challenges and Opportunities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245

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   2. Global and Local Challenges and Opportunities: Reflections on China and the Governance of African Natural Resources

      • Christopher Alden, Ana Cristina Alves

      Pages 247-266

   3. Prospects and Trends in the Governance of Africa’s Natural Resources: Reflections on the Role of External and Internal Actors

      • J. Andrew Grant, W. R. Nadège Compaoré, Matthew I. Mitchell, Timothy M. Shaw

      Pages 267-284

6. Back Matter

   Pages 285-292

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The book provides an in-depth analysis of the governance of Africa's natural resource sectors (oil, biofuels, forestry, fisheries, minerals) and new insights for readers as they navigate the burgeoning research on global governance initiatives and regional/national strategies that seek to improve the governance of the continent's natural resources.

• Natural resources
• Africa
• governance
• mining
• oil
• minerals
• conflict
• gold
• diamonds
• forestry
• fisheries
• biofuels
• land deals
• river basin
• China
• Angola
• South Africa
• Ghana
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• development
• global governance
• Governance
• organization
• research

'New Approaches to the Governance of Natural Resources: Insights from Africa is refreshingly brilliant, engaging but most importantly innovative. The collection of chapters in this edited volume offers a nuanced analysis that extends our understanding of the complexity of natural resources governance in Africa. This book is a must read for everyone interested in natural resources governance in Africa.' - Uwafiokun Idemudia, York University, Canada

'Grant, Compaoré, and Mitchell have assembled a solid group of scholars who furnish critical perspectives on natural resource governance in Africa. The volume makes important contributions to debates that are only beginning.' - Gilbert M. Khadiagala, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

• Department of Political Studies, Queen’s University, Canada

  J. Andrew Grant, W. R. Nadège Compaoré

• Saint Paul University, Canada

  Matthew I. Mitchell

Christopher Alden, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Ana Cristina Alves, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dianne Balraj, Conservation International, Guyana Allan Cain, Development Workshop, Angola Andrea Collins, Queen's University, Canada Hevina S. Dashwood, Brock University, Canada Jeremy Davison, University of Toronto, Canada Mari-Lise du Preez, independent researcher and development consultant, South Africa Carole Excell, World Resources Institute, USA Mats Ingulstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Melissa Jennings, independent researcher and development consultant, South Sudan Ivar Kolstad, Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway Georgia Mavropoulos-Vagelis, Ernst and Young, South Africa Bill Buenar Puplampu, University of Ghana, Ghana Timothy M. Shaw, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA Ussif Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia, Canada Dawit Tesfamichael, University of British Columbia, Canada Anthony Turton, University of the Free State, South Africa Peter G. Veit, World Resources Institute, USA Arne Wiig, Christian Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway Conrad Winn, Carleton University, Canada Douglas Yates, American University of Paris, France

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