Book Launch: Disrupted Development in the Congo: The Fragile Foundations of the African Mining Consensus

The Centre for Global Development (CGD) and Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) are delighted to host the launch of Dr Ben Radley's book Disrupted Development in the Congo: The Fragile Foundations of the African Mining Consensus (Oxford University Press). In the book, Dr Radley details how foreign corporations have been prone to mismanagement, inefficiencies, and rent-seeking, and implicated in fuelling conflict and violence. He also documents how structural impediments to the transformative effects of mining industrialization in low-income African countries occur irrespective of ownership and management structures. This event will involve a brief overview of the book by Dr Radley followed by comments by Professor Ray Bush and Q&A from the audience. The event information is as follows

Book Launch: Disrupted Development in the Congo: The Fragile Foundations of the African Mining Consensus
Presenter: Dr Ben Radley (University of Bath)
Discussant: Professor Ray Bush (University of Leeds)
Chair: Dr Geoff Goodwin (University of Leeds)
Time: Wednesday 7 February 15.00-16.30
Location (Hybrid): Liberty SR 1.11  and Zoom (https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/7478535629)