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This Month's Discussion
How can meaningful transparency policies in the extractive and energy sectors deliver anti-corruption objectives?
15 Comments from our contributors
How can meaningful transparency policies in the extractive and energy sectors deliver anti-corruption objectives?
Nazaire Djerakoubou
Chargé de programmes Pétrole et Appui à la Société Civile
Swissaid
Il est de notoriété publique que l'industrie extractive (pétrole, gaz et minerais) génère des revenus considérables. Mais ceux-ci ne servent pas forcément à la lutte contre la pauvreté. Cela se remarque surtout dans les pays africains qui regorgent de ressources naturelles. Ce paradoxe a été désigné sous le nom de "malédiction des ressources naturelles" ou encore "paradoxe de l’abondance". Au ... Read more | Leave a comment
Posted on: 9th May 2012
Yolanda Banks
Senior Advisor, Corporate Social Responsibility
Export Development Canada
The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not represent the views of the EDC. To answer this question, we need to be clear about the problem that we are trying to resolve. That clarity will help determine whether policy instruments targeting transparency are likely to be effective in achieving the desired end result. The end result ... Read more | Leave a comment
Posted on: 8th May 2012
Tamira Gunzburg
Policy Manager
ONE
Transparency in the extractive industries is currently a very hot topic in the EU, with potentially ground-breaking legislation on the way. The proposal being debated would oblige European Union-listed and large unlisted extractive and logging companies to publicly disclose their tax payments to governments worldwide. The stated intent of these transparency measures is to “make governments accountable for the use ... Read more | Leave a comment
Posted on: 8th May 2012
Georges Bokondu
Manager
Southern African Resource Watch
Il faut d’emblée souligner que les secteurs de l’énergie et des hydrocarbures sont parmi les secteurs principaux, moteurs de développement économique des Etats. L’économie d’un Etat repose sur la manière dont ses ressources naturelles en général sont gérées ou gouvernées. Il y a donc un réel problème de gouvernance, qui nécessite des mécanismes propres de contrôle, par la mise en ... Read more | Leave a comment
Posted on: 4th May 2012