Responding to the Challenge of Fragility and Security in West Africa

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dc.creatorMaconachie, Roy
dc.creatorSrinivasan, Radhika
dc.creatorMenzies, Nicholas
dc.date2015-08-19T17:08:03Z
dc.date2015-08-19T17:08:03Z
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:45:19Z
dc.descriptionThe inability to unlock natural resource wealth for the benefit of developing countries’ local populations, a phenomenon popularly known as the ‘resource curse’ or the ‘paradox of plenty’, has spawned extensive debate among researchers and policy makers in recent years. There is now a well-established body of literature exploring the links between natural resources and conflict, with some sources estimating that over the past 60 years, 40 percent of civil wars have been associated with natural resources. Following this introduction, Section two provides an overview of interstate tensions in West Africa in order to improve understanding of the drivers of fragility that trigger conflict between countries around extractive industry investment. Here, the discussion is grounded in examples in which interstate tensions have been apparent, including the case of the Mano River Union, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, a region with a history of conflict, and where the exploitation of commercial deposits of high-value resources may continue to have a potentially destabilizing effect. Section three focuses on the decentralization of natural resource revenues, a process that proponents believe can help manage grievances and defuse intrastate tension in areas directly affected by resource extraction, but one that is also not without challenges. Drawing upon the case of Ghana’s Mineral Development Fund, the section explores the potential for conflict (and conflict triggers) to arise when the redistribution of extractive industry revenues to subnational regions takes place. In doing so, it becomes apparent that the capture and misuse of revenues from the fund is as much a political issue as it is a policy or technical one. This sets the stage for section four, which focuses in greater detail on extractive industry-related conflict within catchment communities, and how contestation is most often a result of unequal power relationships. Section five, the conclusion, summarizes and reflects upon some of the challenges and struggles over resource management associated with West Africa’s recent resource boom, and draws out some of the cross-cutting themes. Here, suitable entry points for future lines of inquiry and engagement are identified.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919388/responding-challenge-fragility-security-west-africa-natural-resources-extractive-industry-investment-social-conflict
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22511
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/22511
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410467
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectREVENUE SHARING
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectINTEREST
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectEXPECTATIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT
dc.subjectINDUSTRY
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subjectRESPONSIBILITY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectSTRATEGIES
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectREVENUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROBLEMS
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectPROJECTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectAUTHORITIES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFISCAL FEDERALISM
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectAUTHORITARIANISM
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectSTATES
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectWELFARE EFFECTS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectOPTIONS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectCENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectROYALTY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSTATE AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectREGULATORY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectTRUST FUNDS
dc.subjectMETALS
dc.subjectCOUNCILS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectENTITLEMENTS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE USE
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectDEVOLUTION
dc.subjectFISCAL
dc.subjectLOCAL TAXES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectBANK
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCREDIT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REVENUE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectPROPERTY
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectSOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSTREAMS
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectREGULATORY REGIMES
dc.subjectADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectSTATE
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectREGIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL COUNCILS
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subjectTAX SYSTEM
dc.subjectPUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subjectSUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
dc.subjectREVENUE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
dc.subjectRESOURCE CURSE
dc.subjectINSURGENCY
dc.subjectFISCAL REVENUE
dc.subjectPROFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPIT
dc.subjectECONOMIES
dc.subjectCORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.titleResponding to the Challenge of Fragility and Security in West Africa
dc.titleNatural Resources, Extractive Industry Investment, and Social Conflict
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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