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Oil & war in Angola

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  • Jedrzej Frynas
  • Geoffrey Wood

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This article investigates the impact of oil on the war in Angola. It demonstrates that mineral wealth has not only financed Angola's war but has also intimately shaped the contours of the conflict. MPLA's access to oil revenues and UNITA's to diamonds can help to explain the duration and character of the conflict, and, to some extent, even the timing of military operations. The logic of the ‘resource curse’ has had a major impact on the make‐up of Angola's political economy and has been decisive in the erosion of state legitimacy, which in turn has had important consequences for the prospects for peace. The activities of foreign oil companies have affected the shape of the conflict; the intense competition for oil concessions has led to a number of different companies seeking the favour of the Angolan state elite through dubious charitable donations, weapons deals, and other forms of assistance. On a theoretical level, the article questions liberal assumptions about the positive effects of trade on peace.

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  • Jedrzej Frynas & Geoffrey Wood, 2001. "Oil & war in Angola," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(90), pages 587-606.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:28:y:2001:i:90:p:587-606
    DOI: 10.1080/03056240108704568
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    1. James Boyce, 2003. "Aid, Conditionality, and War Economies," Working Papers wp70, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
    2. Jędrzej G. Frynas, 2008. "Corporate Social Responsibility and International Development: Critical Assessment," Corporate Governance: An International Review, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 16(4), pages 274-281, July.
    3. James K. Boyce, 2004. "Aid, Conditionality, and War Economies," UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers 2004-05, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics.
    4. Wood, Geoffrey & Dibben, Pauline & Stride, Chris & Webster, Edward, 2011. "HRM in Mozambique: Homogenization, path dependence or segmented business system?," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 46(1), pages 31-41, January.
    5. Kyle, Steven C., 2010. "Angola’s Macroeconomy and Agricultural Growth," Working Papers 57043, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
    6. van den Boogaard, Vanessa & Prichard, Wilson & Benson, Matthew S. & Milicic, Nikola, 2018. "Tax Revenue Mobilization in Conflict†affected Developing Countries," Working Papers 13659, Institute of Development Studies, International Centre for Tax and Development.
    7. Elisa Giuliani & Chiara Macchi, 2014. "Multinational corporations’ economic and human rights impacts on developing countries: a review and research agenda," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 38(2), pages 479-517.
    8. Ricardo Cardoso & Jia‐Ching Chen & Henrik Ernstson, 2023. "BLOCOS URBANISM: Capitalism and Modularity in the Making of Contemporary Luanda," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(5), pages 809-832, September.
    9. Vanessa van den Boogaard & Wilson Prichard & Nikola Milicic & Matthew Benson, 2016. "Tax revenue mobilization in conflict-affected developing countries," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-155, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    10. Kyle, Steven C., 2005. "Oil Revenue, The Real Exchange Rate and Sectoral Distortion in Angola," Working Papers 127087, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.
    11. Kyle, Steven C., 2007. "Oil, Growth and Political Development in Angola," Working Papers 127007, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management.

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