RT Article
T1 Regulating illicit trade in natural resources: the role of regional actors in West Africa (2003)
JF Capitalism and economic crime in Africa
SP 440
OP 448
A1 Aning, Emmanuel Kwesi
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1918601402
AB This article explores the multiple efforts that have been initiated by regional actors in West Africa, mainly ECOWAS, 1 to regulate the illicit trade in natural resources in the context of armed conflicts. It then examines the behaviour of ‘spoilers’ who are able to circumvent the sanctions regime and governments’ domestic regulation. The paper argues that the characteristics and multiple dynamics of the armed conflicts in West Africa have created specific opportunities for economic activities in a thriving parallel economy through the ‘illicit’ trade in natural resources.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 447-448
SN 9781032788272