Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo

Autor: Nik Stoop, Peter van der Windt, Marijke Verpoorten
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science
Exploit
Conflict
Economics
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Economics
050204 development studies
Geography
Planning and Development
Industrial conflict
Looting
WASS
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Political Science
Development
Ontwikkelingseconomie
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Economics|Growth and Development
Competition (economics)
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Political Science
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Political Science|Comparative Politics
Artisanal mining
Crowds
Market economy
Development Economics
Sociology
0502 economics and business
050207 economics
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Political Science|Comparative Politics
05 social sciences
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Economics
Democratic Republic of Congo
Natural resource
Industrial mining
Africa
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences
Business
SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences
Natural resources
bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Economics|Growth and Development
Zdroj: World Development 122 (2019)
World Development, 122, 660-674
World development
ISSN: 0305-750X
Popis: Existing research suggests a strong link between mining and local conflict but makes no distinction between artisanal and industrial mining. We exploit variation in mineral prices and the granting of industrial mining concessions to investigate how the mode of extraction affects conflict in Eastern Congo. Rising mineral prices increase battles over artisanal mines, indicating competition between armed groups. This effect is much less pronounced for industrial mining. Moreover, the expansion of industrial mining decreases battles, suggesting that companies can secure their concessions. Such expansion does, however, trigger riots, and, when it crowds out artisanal mining, also increases violence against civilians and looting. In line with case-study evidence, these negative effects only materialize when industrial mining companies expand their activities from the research to the production phase.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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