Recent Publications
Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (2008)
BBC Focus on Africa, July-September 2008, pp. 44-46
Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (2007)
The Journal of Modern African Studies, Volume 45, Issue 04, December 2007, pp 595-619
Thorsten Benner, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (2007)
Süddeutsche Zeitung, 19 April 2007. (full page view)
Thorsten Benner, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (2007)
International Herald Tribune, 11 April 2007
Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (2007)
London: C. Hurst Publishers
(Reviews)
Extractive Industries and Good Governance
GPPi analyzes and develops strategies for promoting good governance in the extractive sector (e. g. oil, gas, diamonds). In particular, GPPi assesses the potential and pitfalls of schemes such as the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the Kimberley Process that seek to improve the development impact of natural resource riches in developing countries.
Completed Projects
The MMSD History Project
Mining, Metals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) was an independent two-year process of research and consultation in the mining and minerals ...
Teaching Case: The Kimberley Process
The Kimberley Process brought together the diamond industry, advocacy groups, and governments to negotiate a solution to the problem of "conflict diamonds".