This book discusses policy strategies for the effective management of natural resources in
Africa within the context of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). While
natural resource wealth has the potential to lift many out of poverty sustain economic growth
and foster political stability it does not guarantee these benefits. The absolute levels of
human development in many resource-rich countries remain low despite their apparent wealth.
The challenge is to adopt policies that better harness the potential of natural resources not
only as an opportunity for development but also to foster policies and institutional
innovations that manage resource wealth equitably and boost human capital. To this end this
volume highlights key opportunities and solutions for harnessing natural resources for
sustained economic development and explain how such approaches should be incorporated into the
SDG agenda. These opportunities are communicated in the form of policy recommendations that in
some cases are country specific but can (and should) be adapted by individual African
countries where applicable. With a broad perspective supplied by a diverse group of authors
this book will be useful for graduate students and academicians studying Africa development
economics economic policy and resource management as well as policy makers NGOs and IGOs.
