The Political Economy of Extractivism: Global Perspectives on the Seduction of Rent

For many countries, primarily in the Global South, extractivism - the exploiting and exporting of natural resources - is big business. For those exporting countries, natural resource rents create hope and promise for development which can be a seductive force. This book explores extractivism in economies around the world.

Hannes Warnecke-Berger is coordinator of the collaborative research project www.extractivism.de and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Kassel.

Jan Ickler is a PhD student at the University of Kassel.