Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction The way forward: how do ¿inclusive¿ alliances happen? 1. Analytic framework 2. Case studies of resource-intensive countries: i. The classic comparison: Nigeria vs. Indonesia revisited ii. Other ¿strategic alliances¿: Chile, Botswana, Ghana and Bolivia iii. Other rentier-dominated states: Venezuela and Zambia 3. Summary and conclusion The fiscal politics of mineral development in Ghana 1.

Introduction: political settlements and their economic consequences prior to the 1980s 2. Transformation of the tax structure: political and economic drivers, 1981-2015 3. The politics of public expenditure allocation and poverty in Ghana 4. Mining, technical rigidity and poverty 5. Can Ghana be seen as a ¿proto-developmental state¿ Zambia: democratization without a ¿social dividend¿? 1. Introduction 2. The political and economic background to 2006 3. Neoliberalism challenged: the evolution of the political bargain and of tax policy 2006-2015 4.

The public finance bargain and welfare outcomes Bolivia: a ¿hybrid¿ political economy? 1. Introduction 2. The political and economic background to 2003 3. Neoliberalism challenged: the evolution of the political bargain and of tax policy 2005-2014 4. Public expenditure, social policies and poverty 5. Politics, fiscal policy and political stability 6. Summing-up and longer-term challenges for policy Appendix: Survey results The politics of inclusive fiscal policy 1. The basic story 2.

Drivers of tax revenue, competitiveness and poverty trends 3. Testing the model 4. Conclusions Conclusion: How can mineral-rich countries create ¿developmental states¿? 1. The politics of ¿developmental states¿ 2. Export diversification: what distinguishes the successful cases? 3. Concluding thoughts: what can these ideas do for the poorest? Bibliography Index.