The Promise of Prosperity

For the people of Timor-Leste, independence promised a fundamental transformation from foreign occupation to self-rule, from brutality to respect for basic rights, and from poverty to prosperity. In the eyes of the country's political leaders, revenue from the country's oil and gas reserve...

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Other Authors: Bovensiepen, Judith (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: ANU Press 2018
Subjects:
Oil
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