Author: Human Rights Watch
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Publication Date: July 9, 2009
Copyright: 2009
Publisher Website: http://www.hrw.org
Language: en
Category: Petroleum, Equatorial Guinea, Sustainable Development, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime and Corruption
As one of the world’s newest oil hotspots, Equatorial Guinea garners global attention as a valuable source of natural resources. Its government, however, is setting new low standards of political and economic malfeasance: billions of dollars in oil revenue have not translated into widespread economic benefits for the population or dramatic improvements in human rights, making Equatorial Guinea a classic example of an autocratic and opaque oil-rich state.
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