Beschreibung
Attempts to `civilize’ the exploitation of
natural and mineral resources are globally promoted. The
body of rules and regulations -often the outcome of
prolonged socio-environmental and political struggles- is
impressive. However, the outcomes of their implementation
are much less convincing. The chapters in this book show how
international law is curtailing national and local
regulation, while existing legislation is often
watered-down, circumvented or reinterpreted with severe
environmental, health and socio-economic impacts,
particularly in the `global south’.
Wolfram Laube is senior researcher at the
Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn,
Germany.
Aline Rose Barbosa Pereira is senior researcher at the
Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn,
Germany.
