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3400 word essay on this topic: "Examine the significance of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) efforts in fragile states to improve the governance of extraction and international trade of relevant mineral resources. Develop and illustrate your answer with reference to empirical experience relating to natural resource governance in developing, fragile or conflict affected countries like Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad etc, as well as reviewing and using relevant academic (and also policy) literature on the topic.
Diagrams, other images and sub-titles are welcome, and do not count towards the word-length for this module (and neither does the bibliography). Make sure you give a direct response to the essay question; and that your analysis draws upon relevant key frameworks and themes discussed in the module teaching sessions