Despite its numerous mineral resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)
finds itself ranked among the poorest nations in the world, which fuels the paradox of 'richer …

This book investigates the relationship between mining, mine closure and housing policy in
post-apartheid South Africa, using concepts from new institutional economics and …

Propelled by a commodities boom and expanding South–South investment, mega-projects
have reshaped the politics of labour in many African settings. Reflecting on such dynamics …

In a quest to overcome the resource curse and enclave extractivism, many resource rich
countries opt to implement local content policies (LCPs), a popular type of mining reform …

The interface between large-scale mining (LSM) and artisanal and small-scale mining
(ASM) is gaining greater attention from scholars, policymakers, civil society organizations …

This paper critically analyses Africa's 'Ports Race', the massive increase in port infrastructure
investment taking place across the continent since the mid-2000s. It argues that the …

Abstract “Mining (in) Capitalism” considers struggles over large-scale mining projects amid
the multi-scalar politics of capitalism, bringing together articles analysing the articulation of …

The boom in South–South relations since the early 2000s has seen a flurry of investment in
African infrastructure from emerging markets across the Global South. While the extent to …

Motivated by the increased demand for coal in the first decade of this century, multinational
mining firms, including the Brazilian Vale, arrived in Tete province, Mozambique and …

Research on extraction in the global margins has often emphasised the transformative
effects that occur during the process of becoming a 'resource frontier'. However, much of this …