Article Name: Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa By Paul Collier http://www.crimesofwar.org/africa-mag/afr_04_collier.html
Summary: Most of the conflicts in Africa are caused by political and economic dependence on resources. Politicians can become so removed from their country and the people that elected them because they have no need for tax money from them since they have so much income from exporting the country's natural resources. A country's entire economic system can fail when one of their resources dries up or when they can no longer export it profitably.
Useful Information: Many theories for causes of conflicts in africa based on resouces or lack there of.
Article title: Taking Control of Africa’s Resources, oil in the Niger delta
Author: Av Eno Deborah Anwana
Where article is from : http://www.afrika.no/Detailed/6907.html
It talks all about the oils in Nigeria. About how around ’56 it was in abundance and now it is starting to run low; the downward plunge was in ’70. It also talks about how a lot of battles have gone on about this place (non-violent).
I think it is very interesting. I didn’t know that there was oil in Nigeria and it helps talk about that and the past agricultural things. Would you recommend it to other students? Why or why not.
Yes, It could help us know the history of the resources as well.
Article name: Studying Africa through the Social Studies
Author: none given… (Out of the teaching book Exploring Africa I suppose)
This piece lets us look at all the different resources in different areas and actually shows where they are on a map. It talks about how Ghana has cocoa, cassava, groundnuts/peanuts and maize.
I think this is exactly what my group needed to have to put on presentation.
I think this would be very useful for a lot of people so I would recommend it.
Summary: Africas conflicts are nearly all caused by economic systems based soley on exprting natural resources. This inderictly puts curupt politicians in power that do nothing for the imporverished citizens.
Useful Information: Not much, it is nearly a repeat of the same article I already reviewed..
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Article Name: Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa
By Paul Collier http://www.crimesofwar.org/africa-mag/afr_04_collier.html
Summary: Most of the conflicts in Africa are caused by political and economic dependence on resources. Politicians can become so removed from their country and the people that elected them because they have no need for tax money from them since they have so much income from exporting the country's natural resources. A country's entire economic system can fail when one of their resources dries up or when they can no longer export it profitably.
Useful Information: Many theories for causes of conflicts in africa based on resouces or lack there of.
Article title: Taking Control of Africa’s Resources, oil in the Niger delta
Author: Av Eno Deborah Anwana
Where article is from : http://www.afrika.no/Detailed/6907.html
It talks all about the oils in Nigeria. About how around ’56 it was in abundance and now it is starting to run low; the downward plunge was in ’70. It also talks about how a lot of battles have gone on about this place (non-violent).
I think it is very interesting. I didn’t know that there was oil in Nigeria and it helps talk about that and the past agricultural things.
Would you recommend it to other students? Why or why not.
Yes, It could help us know the history of the resources as well.
Article name: Studying Africa through the Social Studies
Author: none given… (Out of the teaching book Exploring Africa I suppose)
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/teachers/curriculum/m6/activity4.php
This piece lets us look at all the different resources in different areas and actually shows where they are on a map. It talks about how Ghana has cocoa, cassava, groundnuts/peanuts and maize.
I think this is exactly what my group needed to have to put on presentation.
I think this would be very useful for a lot of people so I would recommend it.
Article Name : Economic Causes of Civil Conflict and their Implications for Policy
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~econpco/research/pdfs/EconomicCausesofCivilConflict-ImplicationsforPolicy.pdf
By Paul Collier
Summary: Africas conflicts are nearly all caused by economic systems based soley on exprting natural resources. This inderictly puts curupt politicians in power that do nothing for the imporverished citizens.
Useful Information: Not much, it is nearly a repeat of the same article I already reviewed..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/may/02/society.conservationandendangeredspecies1
Just trying to help myself remember this website.
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