From the pit to the market : politics & the diamond economy in Sierra Leone /

Diamonds have played an important role in the political economy of Sierra Leone, as was highlighted by the use of 'conflict' or 'blood' diamonds in the decade-long civil war. Conflict diamonds were used not only by rebels, military groups and others inside Sierra Leone and Liberi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frost, Diane, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk : James Currey, [2012]
Colección:African issues.
Temas:
Diamond industry and trade > Political aspects > Sierra Leone.
Diamond industry and trade > Social aspects > Sierra Leone.
Diamants > Industrie > Aspect politique > Sierra Leone.
Diamants > Industrie > Aspect social > Sierra Leone.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Black Studies (Global)
Social conditions
Economic history
Diamantenbergbau
Diamantenhandel
Politik
Sierra Leone > Economic conditions.
Sierra Leone > Social conditions.
Sierra Leone > Conditions économiques.
Sierra Leone > Conditions sociales.
Sierra Leone
Juvenile works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • -- Part I. Sierra Leone & diamonds. 1. Colonialism, post-colonialism & resource predation
  • - 2. The political economy of diamonds, governance & civil war
  • - 3. Digging for diamonds
  • - 4. The grass roots & social organisation
  • -- Part II. The Global Context. 5. Diamond wheeling & dealing
  • - 6. Parallel economies, global criminal networks & Sierra Leone diamonds
  • - 7. Conclusion : the new 'scramble for Africa'.

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