TY - BOOK AU - Ross,Michael TI - The oil curse: how petroleum wealth shapes the development of nations SN - 9780691145457 (hardback) U1 - 338.90091724 22 PY - 2012/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Government policy KW - Developing countries KW - BUEsh KW - Revenue KW - Petroleum products KW - Prices KW - Women KW - Social conditions KW - Natural resources KW - Civil war KW - Economic policy KW - BUSBOL KW - November2017 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -