Oil Revenue Management and Conflict: The Resource Curse in South Sudan: Post-CPA and Beyond

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the relationship between oil revenue management and conflict in South Sudan, analyzing existing literature and frameworks.
• Conducted a survey of existing literature on oil revenue management and conflict in South Sudan.
• Organized findings into major themes and verified scholarship.
• Examined institutional, policy, and theoretical dynamics pertinent to the African context.
• Identified key factors contributing to the resource curse in South Sudan's oil sector.
• Highlighted the implications of poor governance linked to oil revenues on conflict.
• Concluded with practical recommendations for better resource management in post-CPA South Sudan.

Abstract