Illicit trade with Coltan and Implications for Certification

Raimund Bleischwitz (), Monika Dittrich and Chiara Pierdicca
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Raimund Bleischwitz: University College of London (UCL), Institute for Sustainable Resources
Monika Dittrich: University College of London (UCL), Institute for Sustainable Resources
Chiara Pierdicca: University College of London (UCL), Institute for Sustainable Resources

Chapter Chapter 11 in Competition and Conflicts on Resource Use, 2015, pp 155-175 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Coltan mining in Central Africa and especially in the Eastern Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has often been viewed as a case for a conflict over the control of raw materials in a failing state (contribution of Müller, Croll in Part I). Rebel groups and others are fighting over access to minerals and profit from illicit trade, and the state fails to provide social order resulting in unchecked criminal activities. The easy access to coltan and other minerals, combined with weak property rights in a country with weak basic institutions and a long history of civil war, and a high demand on world markets can be assumed as main determinants of insecurity and conflicts.

Keywords: Supply Chain; Trade Data; Certification Scheme; Armed Group; Tantalum Carbide (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10954-1_11

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