African Studies Brown Bag: Minerals for Development in Ethiopia

Event time: 
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 12:00pm
Location: 
Luce Hall See map
34 Hillhouse
New Haven, CT
Event description: 

African Studies Brown Bag Series, the Council on African Studies Catherine Nelson (MA Student, African Studies) for a talk entitled:

Minerals for Development in Ethiopia

What is the role of minerals in development? This lecture considers academic literature and policy maneuvers related to generating mineral resource wealth in developing states. The discussion includes case analyses of artisanal mining communities in Ethiopia with an aim to understand how minerals fit into systems of local and national wealth. Policy approaches to generating wealth from gold, gemstones and tantalum will be discussed.