Institutional Design and Capacity to Enhance Effective Governance of Oil and Gas Wealth

"Foreword" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "List of Tables" -- "1 Overview" -- "Abstract" -- "1.1 Introduction" -- "1.2 The Kurdistan Region" -- "1.2.1 The Kurdistan Regionâ s Political System" -- "1.2.2 The Kurdistan Regionâ s Oil and Gas Sector" -- "1.3 Aims and Objectives" -- "1.4 Methods of Study" -- "1.5 Book Outline" -- "References" -- "2 Challenges in Petroleum Rich Countries" -- "Abstract" -- "2.1 Introduction" -- "2.2 Economic Aspects of the â Resource Curseâ " -- "2.2.1 Dutch Disease" -- "2.2.2 Oil Price Volatility" -- "2.2.3 Oil Dependence Versus Diversification" -- "2.3 Political Economic Aspects of â Resource Curseâ " -- "2.3.1 Governance and Institutions" -- "2.3.2 Institutions and Natural Resources" -- "2.3.3 Rent Seeking" -- "2.3.4 Corruption" -- "2.3.5 Patronage" -- "2.3.6 Other Political Economic Explanations" -- "2.3.7 Accountability and Transparency" -- "2.4 Conclusions" -- "References" -- "3 Transmission Channels of the â Resource Curseâ Reappraised" -- "Abstract" -- "3.1 Introduction" -- "3.2 Econometric Model" -- "3.3 Sample and Data Availability" -- "3.3.1 Control Variables" -- "3.3.2 Measure of Resource Dependence" -- "3.3.3 Different Types of Natural Resource" -- "3.3.4 Cross-Sectional Model Versus Panel Data Model" -- "3.4 Cross-Sectional OLS Regression" -- "3.4.1 Marginal Effect of Natural Resources on Economic Growth" -- "3.4.2 High Fuel-Dependent Economies" -- "3.5 The Dynamic Econometric Model" -- "3.5.1 Estimation Results" -- "3.5.2 Long-Term Effect of Natural Resource Exports on Growth" -- "3.5.3 Fuel-Dependent Countries" -- "3.6 Conclusion" -- "Appendix 1: Institutional Indices Definition" -- "References" -- "4 Lessons from Other Petroleum-Rich States" -- "Abstract" -- "4.1 Introduction