Switzerland is usually not looked upon as a substantial economic actor in Africa. Taking
Zambian copper as a case study, we show how important Swiss companies have become in …

The past two decades witnessed the emergence of China and India as major investors in
African extractive industries. This, together with the commodity price boom, raises new …

Several scholars have recently advocated for natural resource-based industrialisation in sub-
Saharan Africa. Many consider local content policies (LCPs) as the most appropriate vehicle …

This book has detailed Zambia's resource dependency, different state strategies to deal with
international mining houses, and local political struggles to win greater financial return from …

This book paints a vivid picture of Zambia's experience riding the copper price rollercoaster.
It brings together the best of recent research on Zambia's mining industry from eminent …

The analytical framework deployed by the extensive global value chain (GVC) literature on
African mining fails to consider how and from whom value is transferred within the process of …

Africa‐focused global value chain (GVC) scholars argue that the new mining industry
practice of corporate outsourcing invalidates the traditional enclave thesis by providing new …

The global economic crisis that began with the “credit crunch” of 2007 intensified in the
second half of 2008, resulting in a sharp drop in global trade and investment. In 2008 foreign …

As African countries recover from decades of economic decline, images of the continent in
popular discourses reflect growing optimism through such tropes as 'Africa Rising'and 'the …

How are we to understand Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by South African companies in
Zambia's dairy chain? One prominent explanation has been that South African capital is …