Outputs (3)

From Windfall to Curse? Oil and Industrialization in Venezuela, 1920 to the Present (2009)
Book
Di John, J. (2009). From Windfall to Curse? Oil and Industrialization in Venezuela, 1920 to the Present. Penn State University Press. https://doi.org/10.5325/j.ctv14gp29g

Since the discovery of abundant oil resources in the 1920s, Venezuela has had an economically privileged position among the nations of Latin America, which has led to its being treated by economic and political analysts as an exceptional case. In her... Read More about From Windfall to Curse? Oil and Industrialization in Venezuela, 1920 to the Present.

The Concept, Causes and Consequences of Failed States: A Critical Review of the Literature and Agenda for Research with Specific Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa (2009)
Journal Article
Di John, J. The Concept, Causes and Consequences of Failed States: A Critical Review of the Literature and Agenda for Research with Specific Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa. The European Journal of Development Research, 22(1), 10-30. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejdr.2009.44

This article provides a critical review of recent literature that has attempted to define what a ‘failed state’ is and explains why such states emerge. It is argued that aggregate indices of ‘failure’ are misleading due to the wide variations of capa... Read More about The Concept, Causes and Consequences of Failed States: A Critical Review of the Literature and Agenda for Research with Specific Reference to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Political Settlements (2009)
Report
Di John, J., & Putzel, J. (2009). Political Settlements