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Despite its importance in international affairs, the Kimberley Process remains understudied in academia. Franziska Bieri's book provides the first comprehensive account of the Kimberley Process and is the first to reveal how NGOs have become critical actors in their own right, possessing the ability to directly influence policies, even at the level of international organizations.

Diamond industry and trade --- Conflict diamonds. --- Non-governmental organizations. --- Social aspects.

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In the late 1990s, the issue of diamonds contributing to conflict began to receive global attention. In response, the Kimberley Process, an international agreement drawn up in 2003, was implemented to reduce the trade of conflict diamonds and provide a way to certify the global diamond trade. This study looks at the political economy of resource-wealthy states in Africa to understand responses to the Kimberley Process, asking why some African states have higher levels of compliance and co-operation than others. Using cross-country comparisons to explain differing state policies and outcomes, Nathan Munier explores whether domestic, private economic actors matter in how international agreements operate. In doing so, he asks why states that regularly ignore international agreements will use scarce resources to raise their level of compliance with the Kimberley Process. Focusing on the domestic political economy of states, in contrast to past theories of state responses to international agreements, Munier finds that economic dependence and the preferences of private actors are essential in understanding the variation of state responses to international agreements.

Diamond mines and mining --- Diamond industry and trade --- Conflict diamonds --- Blood diamonds --- War diamonds --- Diamonds --- Jewelry trade --- Nonmetallic minerals industry --- Mines and mineral resources --- Political aspects --- Corrupt practices --- Kimberley Process. --- Kimberley Process Certification Scheme --- Conflict diamonds. --- Diamond mines and mining.

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The history of mass-market diamonds goes back to German imperialism in Southwest Africa. Corporate power and state violence combined in the genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples, whose mineral-rich land supplied budding consumer demand in the United States. Steven Press makes clear that mass luxury has always come at a huge price.

Conflict diamonds --- Herero (African people) --- Nama (African people) --- Diamond industry and trade --- History. --- Germany --- Colonies --- Politics and government. --- African History. --- Blood Diamonds. --- Business History. --- Colonial History. --- Conflict Diamonds. --- De Beers. --- Diamond Engagement Rings. --- Diamonds are Forever. --- Diamonds. --- European History. --- German Colonial History. --- German History. --- Imperial History. --- E-books

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diamanten --- natuurlijke grondstoffen --- Conflict diamonds --- Diamond mines and mining --- Diamond industry and trade --- Small business --- Mining industry --- Economic policy and planning (general) --- Polemology --- Sub-Saharan Africa --- Blood diamonds --- War diamonds --- Mines and mineral resources --- Jewelry trade --- Nonmetallic minerals industry --- Diamonds

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Diamonds have played an important role in the political economy of Sierra Leone, as was highlighted by the use of 'conflict' or 'blood' diamonds in the decade-long civil war. Conflict diamonds were used not only by rebels, military groups and others inside Sierra Leone and Liberia, but also by groups extending beyond the borders of West Africa: global criminal networks, international terror groups, and 'legitimate' transnational companies. The diamond trade in Sierra Leone has also been subject to exploitation by global business interests, a form of corporate neo-colonialist predation that continues today and which has curbed the country's growth, while recent newspaper headlines also demonstrate the currency of rough diamonds. Sierra Leone's diamonds have been used to finance factions in Lebanon's civil war, criminal networks in the US and Russia, and al-Qaeda. The marginalization and exclusion of Sierra Leone, this book argues, mean that it, and other such resource-rich nations, remain reliant on aid. Diane Frost is Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool.

Economic sociology --- Economics --- Sierra Leone --- Diamond industry and trade --- #SBIB:328H419 --- #SBIB:33H072 --- #SBIB:39A4 --- #SBIB:39A73 --- Jewelry trade --- Nonmetallic minerals industry --- Political aspects --- Social aspects --- Instellingen en beleid: andere Afrikaanse landen --- Wereldmarkten --- Toegepaste antropologie --- Etnografie: Afrika --- Economic conditions. --- Social conditions. --- Conflict diamonds. --- Corporate neo-colonialism. --- Diamond trade. --- Economic growth. --- Global criminal networks. --- International aid. --- Resource-rich nations. --- Sierra Leone. --- Terrorism.