Source Book Mission Statement
- 5.1 Policy Context
- 5.2 Sector Legislation: Design
- 5.3 Sector Legislation: Content
- 5.4 Contracts and Licenses
- 5.5 Local Content
- 5.6 The Award of Contracts and Licenses
- 5.7 Regulations
- 5.8 Contract Negotiations and Dispute Settlement
- 6.1 Institutional Structures
- 6.2 An Overview of the Key Governmental Bodies and Agencies
- 6.3 Focus on a Key Player: National Resource Companies
- 6.4 Key Institutional Issues
- 6.5 Efforts at Institutional Reform
- 7.1 Fiscal Objectives
- 7.2 Fiscal Instruments
- 7.3 Special Fiscal Topics and Provisions
- 7.4 Fiscal Packages
- 7.5 Fiscal Administration
- 8.1 Consumption
- 8.2 Investment
- 8.3 Spending Channels
- 8.4 Volatility Concerns
- 8.5 Absorptive Capacity
- 8.6 Debt Reduction
- 8.7 Resource Funds
- 8.8 Fiscal Discipline and Sustainability
- 8.9 Revenue Allocation
- 9.1 The Approach in the Source Book
- 9.2 What are the Challenges?
- 9.3 Investment
- 9.4 Expenditure Quality Control and Oversight
- 9.5 Objectives
- 9.6 Challenges and Special Issues
- 9.7 General Principles for Response
- 9.8 Policy Instruments
- 9.9 Management and Oversight
- 9.10 Stakeholder Consultation and Participation
- 9.11 Conclusions
The Extractive Industries Source Book is a free online, interactive resource that is built upon a coherent and incisive narrative analysis of the sector as a whole, supplemented by hundreds of downloads and other web resources, including specially commissioned reports, summaries and briefs. The EI Source Book is a partnership between the World Bank Group, a global consortium of universities led by the University of Dundee, and non-governmental organizations.
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The objective of the Extractive Industries (EI) Source Book (Source Book) is to provide developing states with technical understanding and practical options around oil, gas, and mining sector (EI sector) development issues. A central premise of the Source Book is that good technical knowledge can better inform political, economic, and social choices with respect to sector development and the related risks and opportunities. The Source Book takes into account that effective choices will depend on institutional capacity and country context.
Against this backdrop, the Source Book is principally intended for use by senior government officials and decision makers and by supporting domestic and international technical specialists. The Source Book focuses on sector policy, legal and regulatory development and administration, fiscal issues, and their linkages to broader impacts across the economy. Additionally, recognizing that good sector governance is reliant upon transparent, accountable and participatory processes, the Source Book acts to better inform members of civil society, industry and community.
The guidance provided by the Source Book is premised on a broad set of over-arching principles, all centered on good governance and directed at achieving a positive, sustainable developmental impact and reduction in poverty through careful attention to the management of the extractive industry sectors. Success in implementing these principles depends on a range of technical inputs or practices, primarily legal and economic in nature, covering the entire extractive industry value chain, and will necessarily be constrained by political economy considerations which will vary from country to country.
Contents
- I. Introduction
- 1. Why a Source Book?
- 2. Opportunities and Challenges
- 3. The Extractive Industries
- II. Cross-Cutting Topics
- 4. Transparency and Accountability
- III. The Extractive Industries Value Chain
- 5. Policy, Legal and Contractual Framework
- 6. Sector Organization and Institutions
- 7. Fiscal Design and Administration
- 8. Revenue Management and Allocation
- 9. Sustainable Development
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