Law, Global Value Chains and Upgrading in the Mining Industry: A Case Study on Zambia-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Law, Global Value Chains and Upgrading in the Mining Industry: A Case Study on Zambia

Published:2021-11 Issue:4 Volume:29 Page:521-550
ISSN:0954-8890
Container-title:African Journal of International and Comparative Law
language:en
Short-container-title:African J Intl & Comparative Law

Author:

Ruppert Ndinawe Mtonga¹,Sobel-Read Kevin²,Pepper Blake³

Affiliation:

1. Born in Zambia and currently living in Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Legal Practice, a Bachelor of Business and a Master of Laws (with Distinction), with a focus on Human Rights and International Business, from the University of Newcastle (Australia). She is currently working as a solicitor and Registered Migration Agent at Hicksons Lawyers.

2. Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of School, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle (Australia). His degrees include a Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law and a PhD in Cultural Anthropology, with a sub-specialty in Legal Anthropology, from Duke University.

3. Legal researcher, tutor, sessional academic and Law PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Diploma of Legal Practice and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Newcastle.

Abstract

The increasingly interconnected nature of global commerce has caused dramatic structural transformation. Global value chains (GVCs) are crucial to understanding the resulting consequences, including the possibilities available today for a country's economic success. Law plays a central role. In this article, we explore GVC upgrading in Africa, focusing on the mining sector in Zambia. We outline three impediments to Zambia's upgrading capacity within the copper-mining GVC and conclude with three policy suggestions that could improve Zambia's position. By shedding light on the relationship between law, development and global value chains, the article provides beneficial insight to Zambia and across Africa.

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Subject

Law