The extractive industries transparency initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the E.I.T.I objectives prevent to reachthe UNs sustainable goals
This study looks at the adaptation and implementation of the E.I.T.I principles in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and assesses whether governance through transparency and accountability practices in its extractive sector have improved. It relies on 18 interviews with stakeholders implicated...
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SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development
2020
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| author | Mudibu Sparf, Bitota |
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| description | This study looks at the adaptation and implementation of the E.I.T.I principles in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and assesses whether governance through transparency and accountability practices in its extractive sector have improved. It relies on 18 interviews with stakeholders implicated in the E.I.T.I implementation, a literature review, and reports from various stakeholders. The analysis of data is based on Michel Foucault’s theory of governmentality as well as a review of key concepts such as transparency, accountability and governance. The study uncovers that a culture of transparency and democratic debate is gradually gaining ground, although there is still too much resistance that prevents the E.I.T.I from leading to profound changes in policies in the extractive sector. In line with the previous studies, the E.I.T.I institutional and operational goals are progressing at the macro level of institutions but progress is almost inexistent at the micro-level. It concludes that in the DRC, E.I.T.I’s development goals are far from being achieved because all stakeholders do not fully understand the standard’s objectives. The study proposes that government sticks to E.I.T.I’s guidelines in administrating mining revenue’s, setting clear and measurable targets, implementing efficient data collection systems, put together a review system mechanism, and set up a punishment/reward mechanism that works. In sum, this study contributes to the field of natural resource management by pointing out that internal motivation, internal capacity, and external pressure appear to facilitate or limit the success of the global standard in solving the resource curse in poor countries that are rich in natural resources. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU163502020-12-18T02:02:46Z The extractive industries transparency initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the E.I.T.I objectives prevent to reachthe UNs sustainable goals Mudibu Sparf, Bitota transparency accountability governance DRC extractive industries SDGs This study looks at the adaptation and implementation of the E.I.T.I principles in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and assesses whether governance through transparency and accountability practices in its extractive sector have improved. It relies on 18 interviews with stakeholders implicated in the E.I.T.I implementation, a literature review, and reports from various stakeholders. The analysis of data is based on Michel Foucault’s theory of governmentality as well as a review of key concepts such as transparency, accountability and governance. The study uncovers that a culture of transparency and democratic debate is gradually gaining ground, although there is still too much resistance that prevents the E.I.T.I from leading to profound changes in policies in the extractive sector. In line with the previous studies, the E.I.T.I institutional and operational goals are progressing at the macro level of institutions but progress is almost inexistent at the micro-level. It concludes that in the DRC, E.I.T.I’s development goals are far from being achieved because all stakeholders do not fully understand the standard’s objectives. The study proposes that government sticks to E.I.T.I’s guidelines in administrating mining revenue’s, setting clear and measurable targets, implementing efficient data collection systems, put together a review system mechanism, and set up a punishment/reward mechanism that works. In sum, this study contributes to the field of natural resource management by pointing out that internal motivation, internal capacity, and external pressure appear to facilitate or limit the success of the global standard in solving the resource curse in poor countries that are rich in natural resources. SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development 2020 H2 eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/16350/ |
| spellingShingle | transparency accountability governance DRC extractive industries SDGs Mudibu Sparf, Bitota The extractive industries transparency initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the E.I.T.I objectives prevent to reachthe UNs sustainable goals |
| title | The extractive industries transparency initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the E.I.T.I objectives prevent to reachthe UNs sustainable goals |
| title_full | The extractive industries transparency initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the E.I.T.I objectives prevent to reachthe UNs sustainable goals |
| title_fullStr | The extractive industries transparency initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the E.I.T.I objectives prevent to reachthe UNs sustainable goals |
| title_full_unstemmed | The extractive industries transparency initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the E.I.T.I objectives prevent to reachthe UNs sustainable goals |
| title_short | The extractive industries transparency initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the E.I.T.I objectives prevent to reachthe UNs sustainable goals |
| title_sort | extractive industries transparency initiative in the democratic republic of congo : the failing understanding and ownership of the e.i.t.i objectives prevent to reachthe uns sustainable goals |
| topic | transparency accountability governance DRC extractive industries SDGs |