Oil, Gas, and Mining: A Sourcebook for Understanding the Extractive Industries - Softcover

Cameron, Peter D.; Stanley, Michael C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821396587 ISBN 13: 9780821396582

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2017

Synopsis

Oil, Gas, and Mining: A Sourcebook for Understanding the Extractive Industries provides developing countries with a technical understanding and practical options around oil, gas, and mining sector development issues. A central premise of the Sourcebook is that good technical knowledge can better inform political, economic, and social choices with respect to sector development and the related risks and opportunities. The guidance provided by the Sourcebook assumes a broad set of overarching principles, all centered on good governance and directed at achieving positive and broadly based sustainable development outcomes. This Sourcebook is rich in presenting options to challenges, on the understanding that contexts and needs vary, and that there is much to be gained from appreciating the lessons learned from a broad set of experiences.

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Oil, Gas, and Mining: A Sourcebook for Understanding the Extractive Industries addresses a topical and significant issue in today s world: how to ensure sustainable development in resource-rich countries by promoting dialogue to improve transparency. The resource curse is no longer their only challenge: they have to balance economic growth and climate change concurrently, not only for their own countries, but also for a brighter future of the world. The Sourcebook calls for collective actions from governments, companies, and other stakeholders and should be required reading for anyone interested in natural resources and sustainable development. --Dr. Sun Xiansheng, Secretary General, International Energy Forum (IEF)

Good sector governance across a complex value chain is essential for nations to derive full benefits from mining resource development. For many resource-rich and resource-dependent nations embarking on complex policy formulation, sector reform, and institutional strengthening, this Sourcebook provides an excellent, clear compendium of interrelated topics from which industry, government, and civil society alike can find common understanding and shared value removing the information asymmetries that can otherwise impede sustainable outcomes. --Tom Butler, CEO, International Council of Minerals and Mines (ICMM)

The underlying objective of this book is to help ensure that net positive outcomes for human welfare and environmental integrity result from oil, gas, and mining investments, and negative impacts are avoided or minimized. Oil, Gas, and Mining is the best, most comprehensive and topical one-stop shop for policy makers, ractitioners, and students who seek to understand the processes and contexts in which the sector operates. --Jonathan Hobbs, formerly International Network Director (Extractives Sector), World Wildlife Fund

Edition details

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821396587
• ISBN 13: 9780821396582
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 318