Overview
Examines policy issues related to gold production and how to manage them
Explores the continent wide linkages and networks needed to promote development in Africa
Discusses the complex issue of taxation within the mining industry
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Crime Without Punishment
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About this book
The book explores the evolving economics of gold as a global commodity as well as the production and trade of gold in and from the African continent. The growth of gold as an increasingly important and diverse source of African wealth is examined, alongside the impact that the rise of China in the 21st century has had on the demand for gold. The volatility of the gold price has increased as a result of the dramatic decline of gold demand for manufacturing purposes.
Gold is Africa’s second largest export after oil and is a perfect metaphor for a continent rich in resources while so much of its population lives in such dire poverty. The artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) sector, is surprisingly widely perceived as being beneficial to the development of Africa despite its exploitation and dreadful health and environmental consequences.
African Gold: Production, Trade and Economic Development considers policy issues regarding the gold mining sector, the economics of beneficiation, the retreat of jewelry manufacturing across the continent as well as ‘Africa’s golden future’. It is a relevant book for both academics and policymakers interested in Africa, natural resource, and development economics.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Roman Grynberg is a Professor of Economics at the University of Namibia. He holds a Ph.D from McGill University, Montreal, specializing in Development Economics and Economic Theory. He is a specialist in international trade and commodities and has published extensively on commodities trade as well as the WTO.
Fwasa K. Singogo is research fellow in the Economics Department at the University of Namibia. He holds an Msc. from the University of Namibia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: African Gold
Book Subtitle: Production, Trade and Economic Development
Authors: Roman Grynberg, Fwasa K. Singogo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65995-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65994-3Published: 20 March 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65997-4Published: 20 March 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-65995-0Published: 19 March 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 494
Number of Illustrations: 54 b/w illustrations
Topics: Environmental Economics, African Economics, Development Economics, Industrial Organization