Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/211215 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2018/177
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
There are large volumes of gas offshore Tanzania, which has raised hopes of a boom. But those hopes look set to be disappointed. A boom would depend on there being a sizeable flow of revenue to government from producing and exporting gas. This paper sets out the scale of the gas, and the array of risks which currently make investment in gas production, and any associated boom, unlikely. As well as geological, engineering, and market risks, the risks to investment from public policy have been elevated over the last few years.
Subjects: 
developing countries
economic development
institutions and economic growth
non-renewable natural resources
macroeconomics
JEL: 
O11
O13
O43
Q32
Q33
Q35
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-619-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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