Governing African Gold Mining Private Governance and the Resource Curse 1st Edition by Ainsley Elbra 1137563545 9781137563545

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ISBN-10 :  1137563545 

ISBN-13 :  9781137563545

Author:   Ainsley Elbra 

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.

Governing African Gold Mining: Private Governance and the Resource Curse 1st Table of contents:

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 Governance
Private 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 Sector
Introduction
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

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