Natural Resource Sovereignty and the Right to Development in ... - 9781032049069

Taylor & Francis

Natural Resource Sovereignty and the Right to Development in AfricaAuthor(s): Carol Chi Ngang, Serges Djoyou Kamga\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032049069, 978-1032049069\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the nexus between natural resources ownership and the right to development in Africa. \n\nThe right to sovereignty over natural resources and the right to development are recognised and protected in an extensive framework of international, regional and domestic instruments. They guarantee people's entitlement to fully and freely utilise their natural resources as a means of subsistence and for economic, social and cultural development. Yet, despite the abundance of natural resources in Africa a majority of the people on the continent remain largely impoverished. This book articulates the central argument that to achieve the right to development in Africa requires appropriate governance of the continents natural r.