From Blood Diamonds to the Kimberley Process: How NGOs Cleaned Up the Global Diamond Industry By: Bieri, Franziska, Dr Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780754679905, 075467990X eText ISBN: 9781409499879, 1409499871 Pages: 226 Format: EPUB Available from $ 59.98 USD SKU 9781409499879R90 In the late 1990s, several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focused world attention on the issue of conflict diamonds which funded wars, massive death, and refugee crises across Central and West Africa. Several governments, NGOs, and key industry players engaged in negotiations under the so-called Kimberley Process (KP). A voluntary global agreement came into effect leading to a substantial decline in illicit diamond trade. Despite its importance in international affairs, the KP remains understudied in academia. Franziska Bieri's book provides the first comprehensive account of the KP and is the first to reveal how NGOs h Download ebook: https://ouo.io/Vzjg1xK
