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Public-private alliances for sustainable commodity supply chains: opportunities and risks in the South African mining sector
Staatlich-private Kooperationen für nachhaltige Rohstofflieferketten: Chancen und Risiken am Beispiel des südafrikanischen Bergbausektors
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Abstract The promotion of public-private cooperation in resource-rich countries of the Global South can serve as a flanking measure that strengthens the impact of supply chain laws. The case of the South African mining sector in its struggle against Covid-19 shows that close cooperation between companies, th... view more
The promotion of public-private cooperation in resource-rich countries of the Global South can serve as a flanking measure that strengthens the impact of supply chain laws. The case of the South African mining sector in its struggle against Covid-19 shows that close cooperation between companies, the state and private organisations can, under certain conditions, increase the sustainability of transnational supply chains. Nevertheless, these types of alliances carry the risk of negative cascading effects if core state tasks are delegated to companies. The German government should therefore take into account the public regulatory landscape in the mining sector, particularly the quality of the implementation of laws in partner countries, and initiate measures that can work to strengthen social and environmental rights. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Republic of South Africa; raw material deposits; mining; sustainable development; public private partnership; enterprise; economic relations; human rights; industrial dispute; international cooperation; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Rohstoffabbau; Lieferungsbedingungen; Lieferung; Wirtschaftsunternehmen; Staatliche Institution; Kontrolle/Überwachung; Risiken; Einschätzung/Abschätzung; COVID-19; Seuchenbekämpfung; Impfung; Interessendivergenz; Soziale Betreuung/Sozialfürsorge; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Internationale Partnerschaft
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 5/2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2022C05
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications