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Illicit trade with Coltan and Implications for Certification

In: Competition and Conflicts on Resource Use

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  • Raimund Bleischwitz

    (University College of London (UCL), Institute for Sustainable Resources)

  • Monika Dittrich

    (University College of London (UCL), Institute for Sustainable Resources)

  • Chiara Pierdicca

    (University College of London (UCL), Institute for Sustainable Resources)

Abstract

Coltan mining in Central Africa and especially in the Eastern Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has often been viewed as a case for a conflict over the control of raw materials in a failing state (contribution of Müller, Croll in Part I). Rebel groups and others are fighting over access to minerals and profit from illicit trade, and the state fails to provide social order resulting in unchecked criminal activities. The easy access to coltan and other minerals, combined with weak property rights in a country with weak basic institutions and a long history of civil war, and a high demand on world markets can be assumed as main determinants of insecurity and conflicts.

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  • Raimund Bleischwitz & Monika Dittrich & Chiara Pierdicca, 2015. "Illicit trade with Coltan and Implications for Certification," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Susanne Hartard & Wolfgang Liebert (ed.), Competition and Conflicts on Resource Use, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 155-175, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nrmchp:978-3-319-10954-1_11
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10954-1_11
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