Resource curse or blessing in Africa's oil cities? Empirical evidence from Sekondi-Takoradi, West Africa

Obeng-Odoom, F

Resource curse or blessing in Africa's oil cities? Empirical evidence from Sekondi-Takoradi, West Africa

Obeng-Odoom, F

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Citation:: City, Culture and Society, 2013, 4 (4), pp. 229 - 240
Issue Date:: 2013-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Obeng-Odoom, F https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-7751	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	City, Culture and Society, 2013, 4 (4), pp. 229 - 240	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1877-9166	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/26860
dc.description.abstract	Africa continues to be the source of a significant amount of oil, but the debate about the role of oil extraction in the process of economic development on the continent remains unsettled both theoretically and empirically. Based on urban level data obtained from Sekondi-Takoradi in West Africa, this paper calls into question the terms of the debate. It demonstrates that the oil city is not monolithically blessed or cursed, but it is a contested arena where curses and blessings co-exist and are distributed along class lines. Indeed, to the extent that they can be so classified, 'blessings' or 'curses' are social constructs, shaped and defined by power relations and institutions. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	City, Culture and Society	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ccs.2013.07.001	en_US
dc.title	Resource curse or blessing in Africa's oil cities? Empirical evidence from Sekondi-Takoradi, West Africa	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
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Abstract:

Africa continues to be the source of a significant amount of oil, but the debate about the role of oil extraction in the process of economic development on the continent remains unsettled both theoretically and empirically. Based on urban level data obtained from Sekondi-Takoradi in West Africa, this paper calls into question the terms of the debate. It demonstrates that the oil city is not monolithically blessed or cursed, but it is a contested arena where curses and blessings co-exist and are distributed along class lines. Indeed, to the extent that they can be so classified, 'blessings' or 'curses' are social constructs, shaped and defined by power relations and institutions. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

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