The Resource Curse and Development in Africa (SA)

Subject associations
ANT 421 / AFS 320
Term
Spring 2018
Instructors
Godwin N. Onuoha
Registrar description

This course examines the relationship between natural resource wealth and development in Africa. The dominant discourse on resource wealth on the continent has largely been associated with the resource curse. The construction and reproduction of the resource curse thesis is explored, particularly against the backdrop of the recent resource boom and scramble on the continent, and the changes that have occurred in Africa's resource-rich economies. It seeks to address the following questions. Is resource endowment inimical to development in Africa? What causes the resource curse in Africa? How can the resource curse be overcome in Africa?

AAS Subfield
GRE