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Governing African gold mining : private governance and the resource curse
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Elbra, Ainsley. author
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9781137563538

9781137563545
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239 pages ; 21cm.
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Preface and Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Abbreviations ; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Chapter 1: Introduction; The Resource Curse Theory; SSA's Gold Curse; The Choice of Countries; Ghana; South Africa; Tanzania; A Growing Role for the Private Sector; Research Questions and Approach; Institutionalist Perspectives; Book Outline; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2: Theoretical Explanations for Firm-Led Governance; Introduction; Defining the Resource Curse; Dutch Disease; The Impacts of Volatility; The Rentier State; Is the Resource Curse a Deterministic Phenomenon? Globalisation: Towards a New Understanding of GovernancePrivate Authority and Private Governance; The Role of Firms in Emerging Norms; A New Framework for Analysis; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 3: A History of Gold Mining in South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania; Introduction; The Relevance of Gold Mining; Ghana; Ghanaian Gold Mining in the Twenty-First Century; South Africa; The Contemporary Structure of South Africa's Mining Industry; Tanzania; Growing Dissatisfaction with Contemporary Tanzanian Mining; Conclusion; Notes; References. Chapter 4: Private Governance in the Gold Mining SectorIntroduction; Why Do Firms Develop Private Governance Initiatives?; The Emergence of Mining Private Governance Initiatives; Three Tiers of Private Governance; Self-Regulation by Firms; Cross-Industry Bodies; World Gold Council; International Council on Mining and Metals; Chamber of Mines; Public Private Partnerships/Multistakeholder Initiatives; Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; United Nations Global Compact; Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights; Global Reporting Initiative. International Organisation for Standardisation-14000 Family of Standards Conclusion; Note; References; Chapter 5: Firms' Rationales: Public Reporting; Profitability; Response to Tougher Regulatory Environment; Minimise Risk; Obtaining/Maintaining a Social License to Operate; Normative Factors in Detail; Obligation to Mining Community; Desire for Enhanced Transparency; Commitment to Best Practice; Meeting Stakeholder Expectations; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 6: The Discursive Power of Firms; Introduction; Three Faces of Power; Interviews; Instrumental Power; Structural Power. Discursive Power Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 7: Private Governance as a Solution to the Resource Curse; Empirical Findings; Ghana; South Africa; Tanzania; Findings in Respect of Firms; What Does This Tell Us About Private Governance as a Solution to the Resource Curse?; Future Research Questions; Conclusion; References; Appendix A: Millennium Development Goals; Appendix B: Coding Rules; Strategic Codes; Normative Codes; Appendix C: Interview Questions; Version 1; Version 2; Index.
Özet:
This book takes a fresh approach to the puzzle of sub-Saharan Africa's resource curse. Moving beyond current scholarship's state-centric approach, it presents cutting-edge evidence gathered through interviews with mining company executives and industry representatives to demonstrate that firms are actively controlling the regulation of the gold mining sector. It shows how large mining firms with significant private authority in South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania are able to engender rules and regulations that are acknowledged by other actors, and in some cases even adopted by the state. In doing so, it establishes that firms are co-governing Africa's gold mining sector. By exploring the implications for resource-cursed states, this significant work argues that firm-led regulation can improve governance, but that many of these initiatives fail to address country/mine specific issues where there remains a role for the state in ensuring the benefits of mining flow to local communities. It will appeal to economists, political scientists, and policy-makers and practitioners working in the field of mining and extractives. Ainsley Elbra is a Sessional Academic at the University of Sydney, Australia. Prior to commencing her academic career she was a corporate banker with one of Australia's largest financial institutions.
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