Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in American Petrofederations
Coordonnateur : Trojbicz Beni
Oil wealth and Federal Conflict in American Petrofederations documents the critical relationship between oil rents and federal conflicts by illustrating key concepts with six representative cross-regional case studies. Each case study discusses encompasses qualitative, quantitative and comparative elements under a common structure. With each petrofederation ranging in conflict types and modalities, the work as a whole identifies key differences including oil rent decentralization (in terms of resource property, sector management and distribution of revenues), sectoral importance (considered at national and subnational levels), and federation redistribution policy (in terms of fiscal federal imbalance, fiscal equalization, and oil rent use for regional equity).
Collectively, the book generalizes a consistent theory of causality between oil rents and federal conflicts that take into account systemic variables. The book's conclusions will serve as a guide for researchers and policymakers seeking pathways to translate oil rents into development and stability.
1. Introduction to Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in American Petrofederations2. Literature Review of the American Petrofederations3. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Argentina4. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Brazil5. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Canada6. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Mexico7. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in the United States8. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Venezuela9. Comparative Analysis of Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in American Petrofederations10. Policymaking and research directions for American Petrofederations
- Reviews the intimate relationship between the oil sector and its governance in the political system
- Provides comparative analysis of the regulation, political institutions, rent decentralization, sectoral importance, and rent redistributive policies in the oil sector
- Generalizes approaches to the causality between oil rents and federal conflicts, including implications for policymakers
Date de parution : 11-2021
Ouvrage de 312 p.
15x22.8 cm
Thèmes d’Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in American Petrofederations :
Mots-clés :
?; Argentina; Brazil; Brazilian oil regulation; Brazilian oil sector; Canada; Centralization; Contributions; Cross-country analysis; Duties; Econometric modeling; Equalization policy; Federal centralization; Federal equalization systems; Federal oil rents; Federalism; Fiscal equalization; Fiscal federalism; Hydrocarbons; Intergovernmental relations; Mexico; Natural resources; Oil; Oil fiscal regimes; Oil production; Oil rents distribution; Oil resource distribution; Oil resources distribution; Oil sector management; Oil sector ownership; Petrofederations; Policy reversal; Stabilization funds; Taxes; Transfers; United States of America; Venezuela; Vertical and horizontal fiscal imbalances