Conflict and Co-existence in the Extractive Industries
Publisher: Paul Stevens, Jaakko Kooroshy, Glada Lahn and Bernice Lee (Chatham House)
Date: 2013
Topics: Cooperation, Extractive Resources, Governance
Countries: Mozambique, Papua New Guinea
The purpose of the report is to provide both host-country and company stakeholders in the extractives sector with a clearer understanding of the characteristics of the relationship between companies and host governments, and the factors that cause and influence disputes between them. The report re-examines the potential for and likelihood of disputes between resource-owning governments and extractives companies globally. It focuses on the global trends and cycles that drive or influence company–government relations, and how they are shaped by local factors such as institutional frameworks, historical legacies and shifts in the balance of power among national or regional groupings. An examination of the drivers behind disputes, both historical and current, could help both companies and governments to find approaches that reduce the risk of future tension.