Sustainable Governance of Strategic Minerals: Post-Neoliberalism and Lithium in Bolivia
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iStock/eccolo74LITHIUM IS A KEY component of the impending new generation of batteries and a core element in any debate about renewable energy. Its governance and mining stories have a bearing on t...
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In Argentina and Bolivia, there is a unique lithium royalty of 3% of the gross value of production, but distribution differs: in Argentina the royalty is paid directly to the host province, whilst in Bolivia it is transferred to the Departmental Government of Potosi, not to municipalities directly surrounding the salar.
“In Argentina and Bolivia, there is a unique lithium royalty of 3% of the gross value of production ( valor en boca de mina ) but the distribution follows different patterns in each of these two countries. In Argentina, the royalty is paid directly to the host province, whilst in Bolivia, the royalty is transferred to the Departmental Government of Potosi, not to the municipalities directly sur”
From The impacts of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in achieving sustainable lithium supply in the Lithium Triangle (2022) · cites this paper as Sanchez-Lopez 2019
Bolivia's distribution of lithium royalties is exceptional because salt flats are Fiscal Reserve areas and do not belong to any municipality, and this feature is a potential source of conflict and perpetuates grievances between the departmental government and municipalities over income distribution and uneven development.
“This distribution is exceptional for lithium, since the mining law (No. 535) states that the royalty rate should be transferred to the host municipality of the mining location, but since salt flats (and Uyuni in particular) are Fiscal Reserve areas, they do not belong to any municipality. This feature of the governance framework is a potential source of conflict and perpetuates the grievances”
From The impacts of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in achieving sustainable lithium supply in the Lithium Triangle (2022) · cites this paper as Sanchez-Lopez 2019
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- Authors
- Sanchez-Lopez, D.
- Affiliations
- Margaret Anstee Centre for Global Studies, Newnham College, University of Cambridge
- Venue
- Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-10-16
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 18-30
- ISSN
- 0013-9157 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-9154
- OpenAlex
- W2981021191
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 1.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development (publishedVersion)
- Florida International University Digital Commons (Florida International University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Mining and Resource Management
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › General Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Keywords
- lithium, strategic minerals, mineral governance, post-neoliberalism, lithium mining, battery materials, renewable energy, Bolivia, sustainable development
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