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Moving mountains : communities confront mining and globalisation / edited by Geoff Evans, James Goodman and Nina Lansbury.
Lippincott Library HD9506.A72 M68 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mineral industries--Australia.
- Mineral industries.
- Mining corporations.
- Australia.
- Mining corporations--Papua New Guinea.
- Mining corporations--Australia.
- Mineral industries--Canada.
- Canada.
- Mineral industries--Papua New Guinea.
- Mining corporations--Philippines.
- Mineral industries--Asia.
- Mining corporations--Canada.
- Globalization.
- Asia.
- Philippines.
- Papua New Guinea.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 284 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave, 2002.
- Summary:
- "Moving Mountains is about campaigns challenging the power, priorities, and practices of global mining corporations. Transnational mining companies are key agents of corporate globalization, which are often larger than national economies, and dominate governments and local peoples, creating fiefdoms dedicated to the single purpose of extracting resources. Contributors from a wide range of backgrounds discuss experiences, strategies, and key issues in the globalization debate, through various accounts from Canada, Australia, Bougainville, the US, and the Philippines.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Globalisation: Threats and opportunities / Geoff Evans, James Goodman, Nina Lansbury (Editors) xi
- Part 1 Contexts
- 1 Predatory corporations / David Korten 1
- 2 Political economy of mining / Peter Colley 19
- 3 Politicising Finance / Geoff Evans, James Goodman, Nina Lansbury 37
- 4 Repressive mining in West Papua / Danny Kennedy, Abigail Abrash 59
- Part 2 Structures
- 5 Indigenous sovereignty and Century Zinc / Alison Harwood 75
- 6 Mining, water, survival and Diavik diamond mine / Catherine Coumans 91
- 7 When corporations want to cuddle / Bob Burton 109
- Part 3 Challenges
- 8 Mining, self-determination and Bougainville / Moses Havini, Vikki Johns 125
- 9 Corporate imperialism in the Philippines / Antonio Tujan Jr. 147
- 10 Mineworkers on the offensive / Jean McSorley, Rick Fowler 165
- 11 Engagement or confrontation? / Ruth Phillips 181
- 12 Mining uranium and indigenous Australians: The fight for Jabiluka / Jacqui Katona 195
- Part 4 Alternatives
- 13 An international regulatory framework? / Geoff Evans, Gabrielle Russell, Rory Sullivan 207
- 14 Strategies for change: What next? / Sarah Wright 223.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-265) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1842771981
- 184277199X
- OCLC:
- 49395918
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