Oil to Cash Fighting the Resource Curse Through Cash Transfers |
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| Author:
| Moss, Todd
Lambert, Caroline
Majerowicz, Stephanie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-933286-69-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | Center for Global Development
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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What should a country do if it suddenly discovers oil and gas? How should it spend the subsequent cash windfall? How can it protect against corruption? How can citizens truly benefit from national wealth? Oil to Cash explores one option that may help avoid the so-called resource curse: just give the money directly to citizens. It details how and where this idea could work and how policymakers can learn from the experiences with cash transfers in places like Mexico and Mongolia.
What should a country do if it suddenly discovers oil and gas? How should it spend the subsequent cash windfall? How can it protect against corruption? How can citizens truly benefit from national wealth? Oil to Cash explores one option that may help avoid the so-called resource curse: just give the money directly to citizens. It details how and where this idea could work and how policymakers can learn from the experiences with cash transfers in places like Mexico and Mongolia.