Export control policies for mineral resources may constrain the development of countries in
the Global South. This study used data from 31 countries from 2009 to 2021 and employed a …

This study seeks to advance a fine-grained understanding of the relationship between host-
country institutions and foreign subsidiary survival by unbundling institutions into contracting …

Purpose With the recent increasing relevance of sustainability, multinational enterprises are
faced with divergent stakeholder demands and persistently shifting priorities. This study …

One of the ways that resource-rich African countries (RRACs) seek to leverage mining for
economic transformation is through creating a policy environment suitable for promoting …

This article examines African regional integration—its birth during the decolonisation phase,
its evolution, and the accompanying dynamics—against the background of intensifying …

This paper provides an analysis of the impact of forward linkages on extractive dependence.
First, we show that even though there is longstanding debate on the potential for alleviating …

This chapter examines the skills needed to support the development of the mining sector in
the nine Central African countries: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad …

Resource-rich developing countries have been increasingly pursuing downstream value
addition to maximize the economic and political benefits of their mineral sectors. In light of …

Environmental crime is an urgent international issue and proliferates worldwide.
Environmental crime includes acts against the environment and consists of the following: the …

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