Extractivism Policy Briefs

The prevailing trend was that oil and gas were seen primarily as a matter of market mechanisms and competition rules,… Read More »Petropolitics

This Extractivism Policy Brief shows: • Oil rents may affect the political regimes through influencing both defense and non-defense expenditures.… Read More »Does Political Resource Curse Really Exist? Evidence from the rentier states in the Greater Middle East

This Extractivism Policy Brief shows: • Extractivism has shaped Ecuador for the last half century. • The Yasuní initiative aimed… Read More »Energy Transition-Quo Vadis – Revisiting Supply-Side Policies in Ecuador

This Extractivism Policy Brief argues The new Colombian president Gustavo Petro pushes for a transition from an extractivist to a… Read More »Colombia and the Coalition of the Pacto Histórico: From Extractivism to a Productive Economy?

This Extractivism Policy Brief argues The European energy transition has an impact on political decisions in Chile President Boric intends… Read More »Transformation or persistence of the extractivist model? The challenges for Gabriel Boric’s government

This Extractivism Policy Brief argues Extractivism is the dark side of sustainability raw materials and primary commodities are the backbones… Read More »Natural Resources, Raw Materials and Extractivism: The Dark Side of Sustainability