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Politics from the pits: artisanal gold mining, politics and the limits of hegemonic state domination in Zimbabwe

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2023
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Nkomo, M., & Nkomo, L. (2023). Politics from the pits: artisanal gold mining, politics and the limits of hegemonic state domination in Zimbabwe. Journal of Southern African Studies, 49(1), 137–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2023.2182982

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Abstract

In post-2000s Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has become one of the major economic activities that provides income and livelihood opportunities to millions of people. The article attempts to make sense of how such mining activities intertwined with the country’s political economy and became implicated in shaping the dynamics of local and national politics. Taking the case of Kwekwe district, situated at the heart of the country, the article argues that ASGM as a socio-economic and political activity and a genera

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  • Nkomo, Melusi
  • Nkomo, Lotti

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49

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1

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137

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153

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Sociology and Political Science, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), Geography, Planning and Development

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English

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2023-03-06

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2023-03-09

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0305-7070

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Nkomo, M., & Nkomo, L. (2023). Politics from the pits: artisanal gold mining, politics and the limits of hegemonic state domination in Zimbabwe. Journal of Southern African Studies, 49(1), 137–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2023.2182982

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