Israel’s Newfound Petroleum Wealth: A Critique of the “Resource Curse”

In 1999, a company in Israel did what no one thought could be done – it struck natural gas and lots of it. Since then, two of the largest offshore natural gas fields have been found in Israel’s waters, disproving the belief that Moses led the Jews to the only Middle Eastern country to not have petro...

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Published in:	Syracuse University Libraries (Syracuse University)
Main Author:	Lauren Meadors
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Syracuse University 2013
Subjects:	Natural Resources and Economic Development Global Energy Security and Policy Global Energy and Sustainability Research resource curse natural gas shale oil offshore oil and gas fields Israel natural resource wealth sovereign wealth funds Nigeria Canada United States Norway oil exports economic development
Online Access:	https://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=honors_capstone
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