TY - BOOK AU - Humphreys, Macartan. AU - Sachs, Jeffrey. AU - Stiglitz, Joseph E. TI - Escaping the resource curse T2 - Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia SN - 9780231141963 (clothbound : alk. paper) U1 - 333.8/232 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Government policy KW - Developing coun tries KW - Developing countries KW - Planning KW - Economic development projects KW - Evaluation KW - Resource curse N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What is the role of the state? / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- How to evalua te the fiscal terms of oil contracts / David Johnston -- How to negotia te an oil agreement / Jenik Radon -- How best to auction oil rights / P eter Cramton -- Are oil producers rich? / Geoffrey Heal -- How to handl e the macroeconomics of oil wealth / Jeffrey D. Sachs -- The political econony of natural resource funds / Macartan Humphreys and Martin E. Sa ndbu -- How mineral rich states can reduce inequality / Michael L. Ross -- Ensuring fairness : the case for a transparent fiscal social contra ct / Terry Lynn Karl -- Critical issues for a revenue management law / Joseph C. Bell and Teresa Maurea Faria -- Future directions for the man agement of natural resources / Macartan Humphreys, Jeffrey D. Sachs, an d Joseph E. Stiglitz ER -