02374nam a22003618a 4500 CR9780511779435 UkCbUP 20171019112332.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 100519s2010||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9780511779435 (ebook) 9780521765770 (hardback) 9780521148085 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda HD9575.S65 J66 2010 333 22 Jones Luong, Pauline, author. Oil Is Not a Curse : Ownership Structure and Institutions in Soviet Successor States / Pauline Jones Luong, Erika Weinthal. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (446 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). This book makes two central claims: first, that mineral-rich states are cursed not by their wealth but, rather, by the ownership structure they choose to manage their mineral wealth and second, that weak institutions are not inevitable in mineral-rich states. Each represents a significant departure from the conventional resource curse literature, which has treated ownership structure as a constant across time and space and has presumed that mineral-rich countries are incapable of either building or sustaining strong institutions - particularly fiscal regimes. The experience of the five petroleum-rich Soviet successor states (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) provides a clear challenge to both of these assumptions. Their respective developmental trajectories since independence demonstrate not only that ownership structure can vary even across countries that share the same institutional legacy but also that this variation helps to explain the divergence in their subsequent fiscal regimes. Commonwealth of Independent States Weinthal, Erika, author. Print version: 9780521765770 Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511779435 224914 224914