I have an article published in the current edition of British academic journal, African Affairs. 'Of Cabbages and King Cobra: Populist Politics and Zambia's 2006 election' by Miles Larmer and Alastair Fraser can be downloaded free in academic institutions that hold a license for the journal. Otherwise, I am afraid people will have to pay. It is here: http://afraf.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/106/425/611
The article is not all about mining, but it argues that recent relief of 92 percent of Zambia's international debt, along with the renewed profitability of the copper mining industry, have created conditions for the re-emergence of a nationalist-developmental political framework. This, and the political impact of the rise of the Patriotic Front are considered.
I would be interested in people's reactions, criticisms and comments.
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I am wondering what to make of this. Is it a coincidence that this is published right when the Zambian government is renegotiating the mining agreements?
And what is Simon Hunt's history? What are his financial interests in the copper mining industry? (Shares in Equinox, Vedanta? Just wondering out loud.)
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page36?oid=40965&sn=Detail
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