Mobilising Natural Resources for Sustainable Development: Copper mining and path dependence in Zambia

This paper analyses the role of copper mining in Zambia and examines the country’s over-reliance on this mineral, which is still its main export. Despite this industry being a colonial construct, it remains mostly unaltered in contemporary times, with foreign actors largely benefitting from it at th...

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Main Author: Ndangwa Noyoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Series:Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cea/6393