Bauxite Mining in Africa
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-52705-5 (ISBN)
This book deals with the consequences of the inclusion of African states and communities in the global aluminium chain. The so-called "New Scramble for Africa" of the 2000s illustrated how seriously African living conditions are affected by continuous cycles of boom and bust, and how strongly the quality of life currently depends on the investment decisions and corporate social responsibility policies of transnational corporations. Taking the example of the global production network of bauxite and aluminium, the author focuses on the socio-political aspects of this dependency, which he achieves through the conducting of a series of interviews with various involved parties.
Johannes Knierzinger is Junior Researcher at the Centre for Area Studies at Leipzig University, Germany, and Researcher at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Marseille, France. He is interested in the socio-political impact of mine closures in West Africa.
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Concepts: Corporate decision spaces and chains of command.- Chapter 3. Rusal in Guinea.- Chapter 4. The Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée.- Chapter 5. Conclusions.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.09.2017 |
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| Reihe/Serie | International Political Economy Series |
| Zusatzinfo | XVII, 268 p. 16 illus., 6 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| Schlagworte | Africa • African politics • Aluminium • Bauxite • Cameroon • Development Economics • Development economics and emerging economies • Development Studies • Ghana • Globalization • Guinea • Political Economy • Political Science and International Studies • Political Sociology • Politics and government • Regional Development • Sierra Leone • Sociology |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-52705-3 / 3319527053 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-52705-5 / 9783319527055 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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