Inside mining capitalism : : the micropolitics of work on the Congolese and Zambian copperbelts / / edited by Benjamin Rubbers
Since the beginning of the 21st century, African countries with mineral resources have witnessed an unprecedented rise in foreign direct investments and the development of new flexible workforce management practices in the mining industry. But what does this mean for those who actually work in this...
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