Can Katanga's mining sector drive growth and development in the DRC?

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-424

  Garrett, Nicholas ^a   Lintzer, Marie ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Resource Consulting Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congo; Fiscal linkage; Governance; Growth; Katanga; Mining; Supply chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049261990     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2010.517408     Document Type: Article

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