The International Politics Of Africa'S Strategic Minerals (History And Politics In The 20Th Century: Bloomsbury Academic)

This important study examines the role of Africa's strategic mineral resources in global defense and in the international economic system. Beginning with an overview of the situation as a whole, the author discusses the role of transnational corporations in the exploitation of Africa's mineral resources and explains the implications of the theories of Matthew Effect, dependency, core-periphery, and imperialism. Among the issues Ogunbadejo considers are the political economy of strategic minerals; the political significance of American, European, and Soviet dependence on these minerals vis-a-vis their relations with the producer nations; and the impact of geopolitical considerations on U.S./South African relations.

• | Author: Oye Ogunbadejo
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• | Publication Date: Jun 10, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Political Science
• | ISBN-10: 1474290531
• | ISBN-13: 9781474290531