Natural resources, corruption and trust

Team: Arne Wiig (project leader), Ivar Kolstad, Aled Williams
Timeframe: Jan 2010 - Aug 2010
Funder: AUSAid, BTC, CIDA, DFID, GTZ, MinBuza, NORAD, SIDA
  • CMI staff

    • Ivar Kolstad

    Associated Research Professor

    Arne Wiig

    Research Professor

    David Aled Williams

    Principal Adviser (U4) and Senior Researcher (CMI)

    While a number of studies have looked at the importance of formal institutions in explaining the resource curse, the role of informal institutions has been much less studied. This project reviews and analyzes the various ways in which natural resources can affect social trust.

    Publications

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