Regulating Illicit Trade in Natural Resources: The Role of Regional Actors in West Africa

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 sanction...

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Published inReview of African political economy Vol. 30; no. 95; pp. 99 - 107
Main Author Aning, Emmanuel Kwesi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2003
Carfax Publishing
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Armed conflict
Black Market
Civil War
Economic conditions
Economic sanctions
ECOWAS
Forest resources
Government Regulation
Informal sector
International cooperation
International Trade
Mineral resources
Natural Resources
Organized crime
Policing
Political behavior
Political economy
Political science
Regulation
Resource exploitation
Sanctions
Sub Saharan Africa
Trade regionalization
Trade restrictions
Trade sanctions
War
War conflict
West Africa
West Africa
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0305-6244
1740-1720
DOI:10.1080/03056240308375