Africa’s move from raw material exports toward mineral value addition: Historical background and implications

Abstract For the last 500 years, the West has mapped Africa as a source of raw materials, disrupted vibrant African value addition, and arrogated itself as the place where industrial revolutions (value addition) happen. This strategy is clearly traceable from the transatlantic slave t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mavhunga, Clapperton C.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/150796