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.