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The Political Economy of the Oil and Gas Sector in Emerging and Developing Countries

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  • Simplice A. Asongu

    (Yaounde, Cameroon)

  • Gerald Emmanuel Arhin

    (University of Manchester, UK)

  • Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai

    (University of Ghana, Business School, Legon.)

  • Justice Bawole

    (University of Ghana Business School, Legon)

Abstract

This chapter surveys the literature on the political-economy of oil and gas governance by focusing on the exploration, production and revenue sharing in the hydrocarbon sector. Emphasis is placed on the extent to which oil and gas governance is shaped by geopolitics and interparty-party politics. We argue that the interests and ideas relative to the power of key stakeholders, such as political actors, multinational companies, the citizens and the state are relevant to the understanding of the form and shape of the emergence and performance of the institutions governing the oil and gas sectors of emerging and developing countries.

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  • Simplice A. Asongu & Gerald Emmanuel Arhin & Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai & Justice Bawole, 2022. "The Political Economy of the Oil and Gas Sector in Emerging and Developing Countries," Working Papers of the African Governance and Development Institute. 22/029, African Governance and Development Institute..
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    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • P48 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies

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