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Risk and the Political Economy of Resource Development

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction and Overview

    1. Introduction and Overview

      • David W. Pearce
      Pages 1-7
  3. The Nature of Megaprojects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
  4. Risk and Megaprojects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
    2. Risk and Oil Exploration

      • Peter Kassler
      Pages 75-86
    3. Risk and the Rate of Return on Arctic Natural Gas: An Illustrative Analysis

      • G. Campbell Watkins, R. G. Kirkby, Roger Lawrey
      Pages 87-109
  5. The Host-Country Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
    2. Discussion of Chapter 7

      • Peter R. Odell
      Pages 134-136
    3. Adaptation of Long-term Contracts

      • Heinrich Harries
      Pages 165-168
    4. Optimal Resource Taxation

      • Hans-Werner Sinn
      Pages 197-204
  6. Government Participation in Resource Markets

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
    2. Discussion of Chapters 12 and 13

      • Raymond Beebe
      Pages 242-246

Editors and Affiliations

  • University College London, UK

    David W. Pearce

  • University of Mannheim, Germany

    Horst Siebert

  • Graduate School of Business Administration, New York University, USA

    Ingo Walter

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