Overview
- Offers a novel analysis of global production networks in bauxite mining
- Makes a significant contribution to the key debates on extractives in sub-Saharan Africa
- Suggests how to make extractives work for development in Africa
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Johannes Knierzinger is Researcher at the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) and works at the joint research unit Prodig (CNRS), France.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Bauxite Mining in Africa
Book Subtitle: Transnational Corporate Governance and Development
Authors: Johannes Knierzinger
Series Title: International Political Economy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52706-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52705-5Published: 22 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84967-6Published: 10 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52706-2Published: 07 September 2017
Series ISSN: 2662-2483
Series E-ISSN: 2662-2491
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 268
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Political Economy, African Politics, Regional Development, Globalization, Development Economics, Political Sociology