Title The political economy of the Kimberley process / Nathan Munier

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 201 pages) Contents Diamonds after blood? Explaining State Responses to the Kimberley Process in Africa -- The Domestic Political Economy of International Agreements -- From Passiveness to the Presidency! The Changing Nature of Angola's Responsiveness to Conflict Diamond Regulation -- Diamonds, dependence and De Beers: monopoly capitalism and compliance with the Kimberley Process in Namibia -- The One Who Controls the Diamond Wears the Crown! The Politicization of the Kimberley Process in Zimbabwe -- The Limits of Cooperation after Conflict? The Case of the Kimberley Process in Sierra Leone -- No Private Companies=No Compliance: The Crisis of the Kimberley Process in the Central African Republic -- Understanding the Nature of the Kimberley Process and International Agreements Summary "In the late 1990s, the issue of diamonds contributing to conflict began to receive global attention. In response, the Kimberley Process, an international agreement drawn up in 2003, was implemented to reduce the trade of conflict diamonds and provide a way to certify the global diamond trade. This study looks at the political economy of resource-wealthy states in Africa to understand responses to the Kimberley Process, asking why some African states have higher levels of compliance and co-operation than others. Using cross-country comparisons to explain differing state policies and outcomes, Nathan Munier explores whether domestic, private economic actors matter in how international agreements operate. In doing so, he asks why states that regularly ignore international agreements will use scarce resources to raise their level of compliance with the Kimberley Process. Focusing on the domestic political economy of states, in contrast to past theories of state responses to international agreements, Munier finds that economic dependence and the preferences of private actors are essential in understanding the variation of state responses to international agreements"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 01, 2020) SUBJECT Kimberley Process. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2020084061 Subject Diamond mines and mining -- Africa Diamond industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Africa Diamond industry and trade -- Corrupt practices -- Africa Conflict diamonds -- Africa Conflict diamonds Diamond industry and trade -- Corrupt practices Diamond mines and mining Africa Form Electronic book LC no. 2020031857 ISBN 9781108884877 1108884873 9781108881036 1108881033

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