Oil and Development in Ghana: Beyond the Resource Curse (Routledge Studies on the Political Economy of Africa) - Softcover

Andrews, Nathan; Siakwah, Pius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367621177 ISBN 13: 9780367621179

Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

This book gives a comprehensive overview of Ghana’s hydrocarbon economy using actor network and assemblage theories to contest the methodological nationalism of mainstream accounts of the resource curse in resource-rich countries.

Drawing upon recent field research focused on Ghana’s oil and gas sector and utilizing the theoretical framework of actor network theory, the authors contend that there is an assemblage of political, economic, social and environmental networks, processes, actions, actors, and structures of power that coalesce to determine the extent to which the country’s hydrocarbon resources could be regarded as a "curse" or "blessing." This framing facilitates a better understanding of the variety (and duality) of local and global forces and power structures at play in Ghana’s growing hydrocarbon industry.

Giving a nuanced and multi-perspectival analysis of the factors that underlie oil-engendered development in Ghana, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of African political economy, development and the politics of resource extraction.

About this title

About the Author

Nathan Andrews is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and International Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada.

Pius Siakwah is a Research Fellow at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367621177
• ISBN 13: 9780367621179
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168