Global Oil and the Nation State

By B. Mommer, A. Araque. 2002

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Resource Rents, Redistribution, and Halving Global Poverty: The Resource Dividend (2011, background): “The idea that natural resources belong to all citizens of a nation has been behind the battles for nationalization of oil and gas resources in numerous countries and, more widely, the fact that in almost all countries national governments own subsoil resources (Mommer, 2002).”
The Big Oil Change (2014, background): “According to one study, expropriations raised the government’s share of oil profits from 50% in the early 1960s to 98% by 1974 (Mommer, 2002).”
Does ownership matter? The performance and efficiency of State Oil vs. Private Oil (1987-2006) (2009, unknown): “To some, direct state control over resources is an indispensable feature of national sovereignty and political decision-making (Mommer, 2002).”