From the Pit to the Market - Politics & the Diamond Economy in Sierra Leone

Argues that corporate neo-colonialism in the diamond trade of Sierra Leone has served to restrict its social and economic growth, excluding and marginalizing it from the club of wealthier nations, and causing it to continue to rely on international aid.

List of contents

Part I Sierra Leone and Diamonds - Preface - Introduction
Colonialism, post-colonialism and resource predation
The political economy of diamonds, governance and civil war
Diamonds, workers and hidden voices
The grass roots and social organisation Part II The Global Context
Diamond wheeling and dealing: from the pit to the global market
Parallel economies, global criminal networks and Sierra Leone diamonds
Conclusion: the new 'Scramble for Africa': Diamonds: a blessing or a curse?

About the author

Diane Frost

Product details

• Authors: Diane Frost
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2012
• EAN: 9781847010605
• ISBN: 978-1-84701-060-5
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 213 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Series: African Issues (Paperback); African Issues; African Issues (Paperback)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics