Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

Regional Natural Resource Governance in Africa

The Political Economy of Sustainable Development

Av Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Leon Mwamba Tshimpaka, J. Andrew Grant, Edith Dinong Phaswana

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Timely and incisive, this volume explores why the abundant mineral resources of Southern Africa, and African in general, have failed to translate into broad-based development and proposes a new approach to natural resource governance, anchored in regional integration.Focusing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the book examines the region’s potential to overcome national-level regulatory weaknesses through stronger regional collaboration. Rich in analysis yet accessible to readers with a basic understanding of the issues, this collection investigates the key challenges facing the extractive sector: illicit financial flows, environmental harm, and insufficient government oversight. It argues that national institutions alone often lack the capacity to hold powerful mining interests accountable, but regional governance could fill this gap.Drawing on comparative insights from East and West Africa, the contributors show how robust, stakeholder-driven regional protocols, designed with input from civil society, communities, governments, and the private sector, can enhance transparency, equity, and sustainability in natural resource management. It underscores the significance of an inclusive, multi-stakeholder governance framework that integrates both state and non-state actors to promote effective and sustainable natural resource management.This book is essential reading for policymakers, researchers, development practitioners, and anyone interested in how Africa can leverage its natural resources for long-term, inclusive growth. It is both a call to action and a roadmap for reimagining natural resource governance through regional cooperation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2027-05-27
Mått: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt: 454 g
Format: Inbunden
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 296
Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN: 9798216442042

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Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba is Assistant Professor and Founder Africa Indigenous Knowledge Research Network in the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University, Canada.Leon Mwamba Tshimpaka is Senior Researcher at the Center for the Study of Governance Innovation in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and Adjunct Professor at Woxsen University, India. J. Andrew Grant is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University, Canada.Edith Dinong Phaswana is Associate Professor and Executive Dean at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs at University of South Africa, South Africa.

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'When will Africa’s vast and assorted mineral resources truly benefit the continent and its people and by what best means?' This driving problematique runs threadlike through what is a timely, provocative and searching work which is as well-grounded theoretically as it is empirically. The book not only poses the hard questions regarding the prudent and sustainable management of Africa’s natural resources but also suggests compelling answers. Insisting on a regional integrationist solution continentally, the work deploys this answer through a carefully curated refractive sub-regional discursive lens. For policymakers, researchers, academics, students, and those interested in the political economy of Africa’s natural resources and sustainable management for the benefit of Africa’s people, this is a must-read.

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