Natural Resources and Local Livelihoods in the Great Lakes Region of Africa : A Political Economy Perspective

This book looks at how the benefits of economic development in the Great Lakes Region of Africa are not being equally distributed. It studies the impact of the increasing scramble for natural resources upon local livelihoods and considers the ambiguities that characterise the relationship between mining and development. Fragile but progressive post-conflict reconstruction has allowed for a new growth-oriented logic in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. However, the opportunities provided by economic development are not being equally distributed. A struggle exists between large-scale and local small-scale actors that is particularly prevalent in the rural environment, where the increasingly prevalent scramble for natural resources impacts heavily upon local livelihoods. This is occurring both in the agricultural sector and in the mineral sector. This book analyses the opportunities and constraints for local actors' participation in economic growth. The book first looks into the contemporary challenges with regard to land relations and local livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi and Rwanda. It then goes on to consider the ambiguities that characterise the relationship between mining and development in the DRC. This book is essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers working on rural development in Africa and those interested in understanding post-conflict reconstruction and the way in which local level dynamics relate to the broader political economy Part I Mineral Resources And Livelihoods Of Small-scale Actors -- Local Actors Versus Global Interests? Dynamics, Trends And Scales In The Congolese Mining Sector / S. Geenen -- 'if You Control The Railway , You Command The Wealth Of A Country': Chinese Involvement In Drcongo / S. Marysse, S. Geenen -- Constraints, Opportunities And Hope: Which Future For Gold Miners And Traders In Kamituga, South-kivu? / S. Geenen -- Money And Masculinity Among Artisanal Miners In Katanga / J. Cuvelier -- The River Of Gold: The Production And Trade Of Gold From Mongbwalu, Drc / D. Fahey -- Part Ii Land (scarcity) And Livelihoods Of Small-scale Peasants -- A 'green Revolution' For Rural Rwanda: Is There A Future For Small-scale Farming And Pro-poor Rural Growth? / A. Ansoms -- Restricted Access To Land And Its Socio-economic Consequences In Rural Southeastern Rwanda / M. Leegwater -- A Land Reform In Burundi Discussions In The Capital, Resignation In The Countryside: Burundi's Long-lasting Debate For A Land Code Reform / D. Kohlhagen -- Decentralised Land Management In South-kivu, Drcongo: Reconciling Custom, State And Local Livelihoods / I. Utshudi, A. Ansoms -- Land Conflicts In Ituri: A Mortgage From The Past Hindering The Future / J. Van Puijenbroek Puijenbroek, J. Van -- Struggle For Land In Kinshasa (drc): Governance Of Urban Agricultural Space / I. Wagemakers, O. M. Diki. Edited By An Ansoms, Stefaan Marysse. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Land Relations and Local Livelihoods in the Great Lakes Region....Pages 3-25 Reconciling Custom, State and Local Livelihoods: Decentralised Land Management in South Kivu (DRC)....Pages 26-48 A Legacy from the Past Hindering the Future: Land Conflicts in Ituri (DRC)....Pages 49-67 Governance of Urban Agricultural Space: Struggle for Land in Kinshasa (DRC)....Pages 68-82 In Quest of Legitimacy: Changes in Land Law and Legal Reform in Burundi....Pages 83-103 Sharing Scarcity: Issues of Land Tenure in South-east Rwanda....Pages 104-122 Views from Below on the Pro-poor Growth Challenge: Agrarian Policies in the Context of Rural Rwanda....Pages 123-145 Front Matter....Pages 147-147 Local Livelihoods, Global Interests and the State in the Congolese Mining Sector....Pages 149-169 The New Gold Rush: Post-conflict Mining and Trading in the Kilo Belt (DRC)....Pages 170-191 Constraints, Opportunities and Hope: Artisanal Gold Mining and Trade in South Kivu (DRC)....Pages 192-214 Between Hammer and Anvil: The Predicament of Artisanal Miners in Katanga....Pages 215-236 Triangular Arm Wrestling: Analysis and Revision of the Sino-Congolese Agreements....Pages 237-251 Back Matter....Pages 252-265 The book provides a comprehensive A-to-Z guide for computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, which can analyze various economic issues empirically. CGE Models been widely used for investigating the impacts of economic integration, eco-taxes on environmental problems, regulatory reforms, taxation reforms and transportation system planning.