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Investigates state responses to the Kimberley Process, an international agreement meant to reduce the trade of conflict diamonds.
List of contents
1. Diamonds after blood? explaining state responses to the kimberley process in Africa; 2. The domestic political economy of international agreements; 3. From passiveness to the presidency! the changing nature of angola's responsiveness to conflict diamond regulation; 4. Diamonds, dependence and de beers: monopoly capitalism and compliance with the kimberley process in Namibia; 5. The one who controls the diamond wears the crown! the politicization of the kimberley process in Zimbabwe; 6. The limits of cooperation after conflict? the case of the kimberley process in Sierra Leone; 7. No private companies=no compliance: the crisis of the kimberley process in the central African republic; 8. Understanding the nature of the kimberley process and international agreements; Works cited; Index.
About the author
Nathan Munier is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Tokyo International University where his research areas focus on international political economy, international agreements, African Politics, conflict resources, and migration. He is the author of articles in journals including Resources Policy, Review of African Political Economy and African Security.
Summary
Investigating state responses to the Kimberley Process, an ambitious international agreement meant to reduce the trade of conflict diamonds, this study looks at the political economy of resource-wealthy states in Africa to understand why some African states have higher levels of compliance and co-operation than others.
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'Munier's book lifts the veil on the global diamond trade to provide a theoretically informed, and empirically rich, study that will be of interest to a broad range of readers. Through his in-depth study of compliance with Kimberley Process across five Sub-Saharan African states, Munier's work offers an innovative perspective on explaining state compliance that sheds new light on the role and influence of private actors.' Christopher K. Lamont, Tokyo International University
