The debate on South Africa's strategic minerals revisited

Bibliographic Data

ID11221992
AuthorsKoos Van Wyk (corresponding author), M Anton von Below
Year1988
Volume7
Issue2
Pages159-182
Publication date1988-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueComparative Strategy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-5933 • E-ISSN: 1521-0448
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01495938808402740
OpenAlexW2063136932
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

The debate on South Africa's strategic minerals should continuously be evaluated. Three matters are addressed. First, the existing literature on South Africa's strategic minerals lacks clarity as far as the concept “strategic value” is concerned. This shortcoming is addressed by applying Critchley's conceptualization to the South African situation. Second, we argue that the interdependence between supplier and consumer—in this case South Africa and the U.S.—will remain dominant. Third, how will a change in relations affect perceptions of strategic value? For example, will a regime change in South Africa (either a reactionary Conservative Party government or a radical African National Congress government) influence the scarcity of, dependency on, or access to strategic minerals? For this purpose eight future scenarios are discussed. For each a situational analysis is made and its effects on strategic value are outlined

Business · CLARITY · Conceptualization · Economics · Government (linguistics · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reactionary · Scarcity · Situational ethics · Sociology · Strategic planning · Strategic thinking · Value (mathematics · Extraction and Separation Processes · Law · Marketing · Metal Extraction and Bioleaching · Mining and Resource Management

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