Artisanal gold and transformational exchange: toward a public–private partnership in Tanzania |
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| Authors: | Nicholas Imparato |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Business and Professional Studies, University of San Francisco, USA;2. Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA;1. The Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and Roskilde University DIIS, Ostbanegade 117, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark;2. Department of Social Science and Business, Roskilde University, Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Dodoma, Tanzania;1. Academy for Scientific and Innovative Research-AcSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India;2. Materials for Radiation Shielding and Cement Free Concrete Division, CSIR-AMPRI (Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute), Hoshangabad Road, Bhopal, M.P., 462064, India;1. Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI), University of the Witwatersrand, Chamber of Mines Building, Third Floor, West Campus, Wits University, Enoch Sontonga Road, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa;2. Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER), University of the Witwatersrand, Richard Ward Building, Sixth Floor, East Campus, Wits University, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Human rights abuses, environmental predations and governance failures plague artisanal gold mining in Tanzania. Gold's exchange value and the illegality of most artisanal gold product challenge the traditional fair trade model, a potential solution. Additionally, memories of the government's earlier failed effort to serve as a sole purchaser of artisanal gold undercut enthusiasm for statist interventions. This paper presents an alternative: a public–private partnership (PPP) that would engage one or more private banks, an agency within the Ministry of Energy and Minerals and NGOs or international initiatives specifically aimed at improving conditions for artisanal mine operators. The concept of transformational exchange, wherein a set of business transactions substantially affects societal expectations, modifies behavior and promotes sustainable mechanisms, frames the proposal. |
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