Africa’s Natural Resources and Underdevelopment

1. Introduction
Kwamina Panford

2. The Paradox of Africa’s Natural Resource Wealth
Kwamina Panford

3. Can Natural Resource-Related Social and Economic Maladies Be Avoided in Africa?
Kwamina Panford

4. Ghana’s Petroleum: Will the Myth of Ghanaian Exceptionalism in Africa Be Sustained or Broken?
Kwamina Panford

5. Petroleum Production Challenges in Ghana
Kwamina Panford

6. Actual and Potential Conflicts Off- and Onshore in Ghana’s Oil-Producing Region
Kwamina Panford

7. Policies for High-Value Contributions of Africa’s Resources to Sustainable Development
Kwamina Panford

8. Summary and Conclusion
Kwamina Panford

Keywords: Economics, African Economics, Development Economics, Industrial Organization, Natural Resource and Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Economics and Management