China's engagement in South America and Africa's extractive sectors: new perspectives for resource curse theories

González-Vicente, Rubén

doi:10.1080/09512748.2010.546874

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“…In order to meet the high domestic demand for gold, China imports significant quantities of gold from other countries. Thus, the high demand for gold and other mineral resources saw Chinas' engagement, for example, in South American and African countries' extractive industries [31], with thousands of Chinese gold miners migrating to Africa in search of gold. For instance, since 2005, over 50,000 Chinese gold miners have entered Ghana, most of whom are said to be engaged in illegal small-scale gold mining in the country [2,4,5].…”

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Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond Institutional Weakness?

2019

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While the engagement of Chinese migrants in small-scale mining in Ghana has gained traction in scholarship, the extant literature pays little attention to how the relationship between the so-called formal institutions (e.g., the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Land and Natural Resources) and informal institutions (e.g., the chieftaincy and customary land institutions) enables illegalities in the mining industry. This paper addresses this gap in the literature, focusing on the relationship between formal state and informal customary land institutions in the small-scale mining sector. Using an institutional analytical framework, we argue that the increasing involvement of the Chinese in small-scale mining in Ghana is an expression of a bigger and deep-seated problem characterized largely by uncoordinated interactions between key state and customary institutions. This, we suggest, creates parallel operations of formal and informal systems that promote different levels of agency and maneuvering among actors-breeding uncertainty, bureaucratic logjams, and illegalities in the mining industry. Based on our findings, we recommend that a more efficient coordination between the relevant state and traditional land governing institutions could curb the proliferation of illegal mining activities, and in particular, those involving Chinese migrants. As part of the conclusion, we suggest that future empirical research be conducted to explore the interactions between formal and informal institutions and how they affect mining activities.

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Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond Institutional Weakness?

2019

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“…Some resource-rich countries in South-East Asia, for example, have lost ground in labor-intensive manufacturing while making gains in natural resource exports to China (Coxhead, 2007). Instead of paving a road to prosperity, China 's plunge into the world commodity markets may further strengthen the resource curse that has trapped many resource-rich countries for centuries (Gonzalez-Vicente, 2011).…”

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“…China 's engagement in Central Asia, South America and South-East Asia, while not yet capturing as much attention, has significantly expanded. For instance, China significantly increased its raw material and mining product imports from Latin America while at the same time heavily invested in these countries in terms of infrastructure and transportation (Gonzalez-Vicente, 2011 The present paper draws on systematic data from 135 developing countries to examine the impact of Chinese resource imports on these countries ' development outcomes. As far as we know, this is the first comprehensive empirical test of this kind.…”

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China and Natural Resource Curse in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence from a Cross‐country Study

Wei

Tao

2016

China and World Economy

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China's rising demand for natural resources and its growing presence in many poor and resource‐rich countries have been criticized for promoting neo‐colonialism in the 21st century. Using panel data for 135 developing countries from 1995 to 2007, the present paper empirically evaluates the validity of such claims. Our findings do not support the resource curse thesis in the areas of industrialization and economic growth. Moreover, the effect of resources is conditional on the initial quality of political institutions in a country.

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“…Operating in such areas and industries clearly involves social and environmental risks. China's growing presence in extractive industries aggravating environmental degradation and accelerating the exhaustion of non-renewable resources has attracted the world's attention (Gonzalez, 2011). Chinese investments in sensitive sectors raise the debate on sustainable economic development for Africa.…”

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Forum: China’s engagement in Africa: opportunities and challenges for Africa

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China's engagement in South America and Africa's extractive sectors: new perspectives for resource curse theories

Cited by 67 publications

References 34 publications

Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond Institutional Weakness?

Illicit Chinese Small-Scale Mining in Ghana: Beyond Institutional Weakness?

China and Natural Resource Curse in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence from a Cross‐country Study

Forum: China’s engagement in Africa: opportunities and challenges for Africa

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