Fueling sovereignty: colonial oil and the creation of unlikely states

2025/01/20 by Mauricio Pino Andrade · 1 voice
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Natural Resources and Economic Development

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/09644016.2025.2452721

openalex publication_date 2025/01/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/15

Abstract

Natural resources are often viewed as triggers of domination rather than of independence. Indeed, imperialism was in part motivated by the pursuit of resources far from the metropoles. However, Nao...

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