Extractive industries and development

The meeting is a component of UNU-WIDER’s research project Extractives for development which connects actors from multiple fields to produce an authoritative overview on how to better use the extraction of oil, gas, and minerals for development and poverty reduction. A key topic of interest is how developing countries can avoid the typical macroeconomic problems that are often linked to resource wealth, and how they can use resource revenues transparently for inclusive national development.

By comparing experiences of resource wealth across countries, both successes and failures, the project will build and communicate a body of knowledge to inform national policy makers, civil society, and their international partners. The research will culminate in a book that consolidates the diverse perspectives on the topic within a single framework.