Title: Governance of abundant natural resources, mining and energy, and their economic impacts on developing countries: theoretical controversies

Authors: Mohsen S. Brahmi; Luigi Aldieri

Addresses: Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Sfax, CP2001, Tunisia ' Department of Economic and Statistical Sciences, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, University of Salerno, Italy

Abstract: The objective of this article is to present the main works of the economists on the regime of governance of the mining and energy natural resources and their economic impacts to the rich-resource countries. Firstly, we approach the doctrine of the pension and the debates of the economists in this economic notion. This leads us, secondly, to handle the diverse surrounding areas of the curse of natural resources Dutch disease - oil and mines - and its consequences on the growth for the developing countries DCs (1964-2021). Obviously, a graphic illustration turns out interesting, nevertheless, on the Tunisian economy, from statistical data (1991-2020), to describe and analyse the contributions of both mining and energy sectors and to check out the main factors of declining productivity and the remedies that the government should take to redress the situation before it gets worse after ten years of the Tunisian Revolution.

Keywords: governance; natural resources; curse; Dutch disease; developing countries; DCs; Tunisian economy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPSPM.2023.132252

International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 2023 Vol.12 No.1/2, pp.275 - 314

Received: 01 Jan 2021
Accepted: 08 Feb 2021
Published online: 14 Jul 2023 *

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