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Chapter 1 Disrupted development in the Congo |
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This introductory chapter sets out the book s aims and |
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contributions, outlines its main lines of argument, and |
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details the theoretical foundations underpinning the |
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African Mining Consensus, which holds that transnational |
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mining corporations are best placed to drive structurally |
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transformative processes of mining-based development on |
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the continent. It then moves on to document how, in |
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establishing this Consensus position, proponents have |
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tended to misrepresent or disregard some of the classic |
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critiques mounted by a group of pioneering early |
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development economists. These critiques focused on the |
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specific challenges and constraints faced by income-poor |
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peripheral countries seeking development through deeper |
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integration with the global capitalist economy. Returning |
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to these earlier critiques provides helpful lenses with |
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which to explore, with some adaptation, several axes of |
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tension within the ongoing process of foreign corporate- |
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led mining industrialization in low-income African |
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countries that are overlooked by the absent or simplistic |
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representation of these critiques by Consensus |
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proponents. |
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Date Published: 2024-05-28 15:11:31 |
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Identifier: oapen-20.500.12657-85206 |
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Language: English |
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