Knierzinger Bauxite Mining in Africa

Transnational Corporate Governance and Development
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-52706-2
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

This book deals with the consequences of the inclusion of African states and communities in the global aluminium chain. The so-called 'New Scramble for Africa' of the 2000s illustrated how seriously African living conditions are affected by continuous cycles of boom and bust, and how strongly the quality of life currently depends on the investment decisions and corporate social responsibility policies of transnational corporations. Taking the example of the global production network of bauxite and aluminium, the author focuses on the socio-political aspects of this dependency, which he achieves through the conducting of a series of interviews with various involved parties.



Johannes Knierzinger is Researcher at the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) and works at the joint research unit Prodig (CNRS), France.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Knierzinger, Johannes

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;7
2;Contents;9
3;Acronyms;10
4;List of Figures;13
5;List of Tables;14
6;Chapter 1 Introduction;15
6.1;1.1 The Global Production Network of Aluminum;17
6.1.1;1.1.1 The Social and Ecological Consequences of Aluminum Production;21
6.2;1.2 Bauxite and Aluminum Production in Africa;25
6.2.1;1.2.1 Tanzania, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone;28
6.2.2;1.2.2 Mining and Smelting in Ghana;30
6.2.3;1.2.3 Mining and Refining in Guinea;33
6.2.4;1.2.4 Alucam in Cameroon;34
6.2.5;1.2.5 Nigeria’s “Alu City” Ikot Abasi;37
6.2.6;1.2.6 South Africa and Egypt;38
6.3;1.3 Concluding Remarks;39
6.4;Bibliography;43
7;Chapter 2 Concepts: Corporate Decision Spaces and Chains of Command;49
7.1;2.1 Commodity-Based Approaches;51
7.2;2.2 GCC, GVC, or GPN?;54
7.3;2.3 Possible Contributions of the ExtractiveSector to GPN Research;54
7.3.1;2.3.1 Corporate Decision Space and Infrastructural Power;56
7.4;2.4 Global Chains of Command;58
7.5;2.5 Crises of Chain Governance;61
7.6;2.6 The African State as a Victimof Globalization?;67
7.7;References;70
8;Chapter 3 Case Study: Guinea;77
8.1;3.1 The Decision Space of Rusal in Guinea;84
8.1.1;3.1.1 Fria;86
8.1.1.1;3.1.1.1 Fria Under Pechiney;87
8.1.1.2;3.1.1.2 Environmental Damage;93
8.1.1.3;3.1.1.3 Fria Turns into Friguia;95
8.1.1.3.1;Workers as Super-Citizens;98
8.1.1.3.2;Sysmin Programs in Fria;99
8.1.1.3.3;Pechiney Leaves;100
8.1.1.4;3.1.1.4 Fria Under Rusal (2003–2014);102
8.1.1.4.1;The New Masters;104
8.1.1.4.2;Sub-Contracting;106
8.1.1.4.3;More Conflicts;108
8.1.1.4.4;Protests on the Countryside: The Example of Kondekhore;109
8.1.1.4.5;Dadis and the World Economic Crisis;112
8.1.1.4.6;Pensions;117
8.1.1.4.7;Wages;118
8.1.1.4.8;Condé Comes;120
8.1.1.4.9;Lights Out: Rusal Leaves Fria;121
8.1.1.4.10;From Fria to Dian-Dian;131
8.1.1.4.11;How to Jump Off a Lion;136
8.1.1.4.12;The Women Take Over;139
8.1.1.4.13;Current Situation and Outlook;141
8.1.2;3.1.2 Débélé;143
8.1.2.1;3.1.2.1 Tax Payments and the Electrification of Mambia;148
8.1.2.2;3.1.2.2 Infrastructure and Corporate Social Responsibility;152
8.1.2.3;3.1.2.3 Expropriations;153
8.1.2.4;3.1.2.4 Infrastructural Projects Under Control of Local Authorities;154
8.1.2.5;3.1.2.5 Salaries and Working Conditions;156
8.1.2.6;3.1.2.6 Meager Prospects;159
8.2;3.2 The Compagnie Des Bauxites de Guinée;160
8.2.1;3.2.1 History;165
8.2.1.1;3.2.1.1 OFAB and the Start of Construction;167
8.2.1.2;3.2.1.2 The Start of Production;169
8.2.2;3.2.2 Kamsar;173
8.2.2.1;3.2.2.1 Electricity, Security, and Relations with the Local Administration;178
8.2.2.2;3.2.2.2 Taxes Versus CSR;182
8.2.2.3;3.2.2.3 Comparison of “Public” and “Private” Investments in Infrastructure;183
8.2.2.4;3.2.2.4 Schools and Hospitals;187
8.2.2.5;3.2.2.5 Environment;190
8.2.2.6;3.2.2.6 New Projects;191
8.2.3;3.2.3 Sangaredi;192
8.2.3.1;3.2.3.1 Services;193
8.2.3.2;3.2.3.2 CSR, PDLs, and Taxes;196
8.2.3.2.1;Rich Workers and Poor Administrators;198
8.2.3.3;3.2.3.3 Local Neopatrimonialism;200
8.2.3.4;3.2.3.4 The Villages Around Sangaredi;201
8.2.3.4.1;Relocations and Compensations;202
8.2.3.4.2;Compensations for Destructions;203
8.2.3.4.3;Hamdalay;206
8.2.3.4.4;Ndanta Fonye;207
8.2.3.4.5;Wendou Diawle;209
8.2.3.4.6;Boundouwouande;209
8.2.3.4.7;The Construction Site of GAC;212
8.3;3.3 Summary of the Chapter;217
8.3.1;3.3.1 Post-Colonial Exploitation: Infrastructural Power Replaces Despotic Power;217
8.3.2;3.3.2 Status Quo in Guinea;223
8.4;References;235
9;Chapter 4 Conclusions;258
9.1;4.1 Global Chains of Command;258
9.2;4.2 Different Company Cultures;262
9.3;4.3 Two Crises of Chain Governance;264
9.4;4.4 Possible Ways Forward;266
9.5;Bibliography;268
10;Index;271