Natural Resources and Local Livelihoods in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: A Political Economy Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Land Relations and Local Livelihoods in the Great Lakes Region....Pages 3-25
Reconciling Custom, State and Local Livelihoods: Decentralised Land Management in South Kivu (DRC)....Pages 26-48
A Legacy from the Past Hindering the Future: Land Conflicts in Ituri (DRC)....Pages 49-67
Governance of Urban Agricultural Space: Struggle for Land in Kinshasa (DRC)....Pages 68-82
In Quest of Legitimacy: Changes in Land Law and Legal Reform in Burundi....Pages 83-103
Sharing Scarcity: Issues of Land Tenure in South-east Rwanda....Pages 104-122
Views from Below on the Pro-poor Growth Challenge: Agrarian Policies in the Context of Rural Rwanda....Pages 123-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Local Livelihoods, Global Interests and the State in the Congolese Mining Sector....Pages 149-169
The New Gold Rush: Post-conflict Mining and Trading in the Kilo Belt (DRC)....Pages 170-191
Constraints, Opportunities and Hope: Artisanal Gold Mining and Trade in South Kivu (DRC)....Pages 192-214
Between Hammer and Anvil: The Predicament of Artisanal Miners in Katanga....Pages 215-236
Triangular Arm Wrestling: Analysis and Revision of the Sino-Congolese Agreements....Pages 237-251
Back Matter....Pages 252-265