Mining and the scalar transformations of the state in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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ID3139977
AutoresBenjamin Rubbers (0000-0002-2399-7937, University of Liège, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume61
Fascículo1
Páginas73-90
Data de publicação2023-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022278x22000386
OpenAlexW4382117275
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas26

This article reflects on the effects of the recent mining boom on the (trans-)formation of the state in D.R. Congo. To do so, it proposes to integrate macro- and micro- approaches to the political economy of mining into a broader analysis of the power practices of actors at different levels of the state apparatus. Taking the copper mining sector as a case study, it explores the various means by which the presidency, provincial authorities and customary chiefs have drawn resources from mining in the period from the early 2000s to the present. This analysis highlights the various resources that state actors at different levels use to assert their authority over foreign mining companies. From a broader perspective, it shows that, although the liberalisation of the mining sector has opened up new revenue opportunities for all these actors, it has not resulted in a significant power redistribution between them

Boom · Business · Copper mining · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Liberalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Redistribution (election) · Revenue · State (computer science) · Engineering · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Natural Resources and Economic Development