Rajak Gilberthorpe The Anthropology of Extraction Journal of Development Studies Accepted Submission.pdf (337.29 kB)
The anthropology of extraction: critical perspectives on the resource curse
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-08, 23:03 authored by Dinah RajakDinah Rajak, Emma GilberthorpeAttempts to address the resource curse remain focussed on revenue management, seeking technical solutions to political problems over examinations of relations of power. In this paper, we provide a review of the contribution anthropological research has made over the past decade to understanding the dynamic interplay of social relations, economic interests and struggles over power at stake in the political economy of extraction. In doing so, we show how the constellation of subaltern and elite agency at work within processes of resource extraction is vital in order to confront the complexities, incompatibilities, and inequities in the exploitation of mineral resources.
History
Publication status
- Published
File Version
- Accepted version
Journal
Journal of Development StudiesISSN
0022-0388Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
Issue
2Volume
53Page range
186-204Department affiliated with
- Anthropology Publications
Full text available
- Yes
Peer reviewed?
- Yes