Analyzing the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Congolese livelihoods
Written for the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum’s DRC Affinity Group, “Analyzing the Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Congolese Livelihoods” presents a detailed study of how the Dodd-Frank Act in particular has affected several mining communities in eastern Congo, and the extent to which various conflict minerals initiatives have been implemented on the ground. The authors of the report include: Jeroen Cuvelier, a senior researcher at the Conflict Research Group (University of Ghent) and the Special Chair Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction (Wageningen University), Koen Vlassenroot, Professor at the Conflict Research Group (University of Ghent), Steven Van Bockstael, a PhD Candidate at the Conflict Research Group (University of Ghent), and Claude Iguma, a PhD Candidate at the Special Chair Humanitarian Aid and Reconstruction (Wageningen University). Read the report.
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