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Regulating Illicit Trade in Natural Resources: The Role of Regional Actors in West Africa

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This article explores the multiple efforts that have been initiated by regional actors in West Africa, mainly ECOWAS, 1 to regulate the illicit trade in natural resources in the context of armed conflicts. It then examines the behaviour of 'spoilers' who are able to circumvent the sanctions regime and governments' domestic regulation. The paper argues that the characteristics and multiple dynamics of the armed conflicts in West Africa have created specific opportunities for economic activities in a thriving parallel economy through the 'illicit' trade in natural resources.

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  • Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, 2003. "Regulating Illicit Trade in Natural Resources: The Role of Regional Actors in West Africa," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(95), pages 99-107, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:30:y:2003:i:95:p:99-107
    DOI: 10.1080/03056240308375
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    1. Pierre-Louis Vézina, 2015. "Illegal trade in natural resources: Evidence from missing exports," International Economics, CEPII research center, issue 142, pages 152-160.
    2. repec:oxf:wpaper:oxcarre-research-paper-139 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. Kwesi Aning & Samuel Atuobi, 2011. "The Neglected Economic Dimensions of ECOWAS’s Negotiated Peace Accords in West Africa," Africa Spectrum, Institute of African Affairs, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, vol. 46(3), pages 27-44.

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