The project meeting on extractive industries and development brings together academics, experts, independent consultants, as well as private and public sector representatives, to discuss joint work on extractives and their relationship to sustainable development. The event will be held in Helsinki on 11-12 April 2016.
The meeting is a component of UNU-WIDER’s research project Extractives for development which connects actors from multiple fields to produce an authoritative overview on how to better use the extraction of oil, gas, and minerals for development and poverty reduction. A key topic of interest is how developing countries can avoid the typical macroeconomic problems that are often linked to resource wealth, and how they can use resource revenues transparently for inclusive national development.
By comparing experiences of resource wealth across countries, both successes and failures, the project will build and communicate a body of knowledge to inform national policy makers, civil society, and their international partners. The research will culminate in a book that consolidates the diverse perspectives on the topic within a single framework.
Tony Addison is a Professor of Economics, University of Copenhagen in the Development Economics Research Group. He was a Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER in Helsinki, Finland. He was previously Professor of Development Studies...