Secret Kingdoms: De Beers, Botswana and the Global Diamon...
Grynberg, Roman / Ngalawa, Harold
The relationship between De Beers and the Government of Botswana is frequently held up by the international community as the 'gold standard' of developing country relations with mining companies. This peer reviewed book looks in detail at that relationship and the culture of secrecy in every commercial aspect of the global diamond trade in Botswana and abroad. The data in this book provides a unique glimpse at the profitability of the De Beers...