Oil and Development in the New South Sudan Nation

The book describes and analyzes the conditions of recently separated nation of South Sudan. The newly born two year old State of Southern Sudan faces multiple challenges economic administrative ethnic and most of all civil conflicts with its previous mother country Sudan. Building a state is an arduous mission and building a nation comprised of many ethnicities is the most difficult. Moreover we should not neglect the fact that there are no real economic productive sectors in Southern Sudan or sources of national income except for oil revenues. Additionally Southern Sudan is food dependent of supplies from abroad and that almost 40%% of its population relies on foreign aid. However all the above-mentioned essential task are limited faced with necessary adhesive bonds which start with building services legal and civil structures and good governance.