Political economy to globalized assemblages: Actor network theory, hydrocarbon assemblages, and problematizing the resource curse thesis

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Abstract

The resource curse explains the tendency of natural resource rich economies to perform poorly economically and how these resources mediate and are implicated in other development challenges like poor governance, corruption, excessive borrowing, currency movement, neglect of manufacturing and agricultural sectors and violent conflict. This chapter argues that the conceptualization of the curse suffers from methodological nationalism, where state weaknesses/strengths are regarded as the main factors that condition the impact of resources. This does not adequately account for diverse factors that shape development and geography. Based on actor network theory, the chapter posits that the curse is conditioned by a 'globalized assemblage' - interactions between and among national and local politics, transnational companies, technologies, actors, factors, structures and processes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNetwork Theory and Analysis
PublisherNova Science Publishers, Inc.
Pages1-34
Number of pages34
ISBN (Print)9781536134698
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Globalized assemblages
  • Network
  • Political economy
  • Relational

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