The Rentier State in Africa Oil Rent Dependency and Neocolonialism in the Republic of Gabon Yates, Douglas, A.

Africa World Press
Year of publishing: 1996
Place of publishing: Trenton, NJ
ISBN: 0865435200
Language: English
Series: first

Kniha je podrobnou studií politických a ekonomických podmínek Republiky Gabon, která se zaměřuje na dobu ropného boomu (1975-1985). Jelikož je místní populace malá a vývoz ropy značný, Gabon nadále dosahuje nejvyššího HDP na obyvatele v subsaharské Africe. Protože jde ale o malý stát, “absorbuje” jen malé množství ropných příjmů a je ve stavu ekonomické stagnace. Tyto ekonomické problémy posílily jeho závislost na Francii. Autor se podrobně zabývá hypotézou, že Gabon má “rentierskou” ekonomiku - odkázanou na rentu ze zahraničí, která se vyvíjí v tzv. alokační stát. Aby tento návrh uvedl do kontextu, zkoumá politické dějiny Gabonu od 15. století přes obchod s otrocky a francouzský kolonialismus.

This is a detailed study of the political and economic condition of the Republic of Gabon, focusing on the years of the oil boom (1975-1985). Because its population is small and its oil exports significant, Gabon is able to maintain the highest per capita income figures in all sub-Saharan Africa. Because of its small size, however, the country is a low "absorber" of its oil rents and is in a state of economic stagnation. These economic troubles have strengthened Gabon's dependency on France. The author vigorously explores the hypothesis that the Gabonese economy is "rentier"-reliant on external rent - and evolving into an allocation state. Contextualizing this proposal, he examines the political history of Gabon, from the 15th century through systems of slavery and French colonialism.

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