Kenya’s Turkana oil and gas field shows the challenges of implementing local content policies

Kakonge, John O. (2020) Kenya’s Turkana oil and gas field shows the challenges of implementing local content policies. Africa at LSE (25 May 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In emerging oil- and gas-producing economies, policies aimed at increasing the operation of domestic companies are common. But are these ‘local content policies’ effective in producing the desired social and economic benefits? Research into their use for Kenya’s Turkana oil and gas field shows a more complicated picture, exposing the challenges for their effective implementation.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2020 23:17
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:30
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/104731

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