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Mining in Africa : regulation and development / edited by Bonnie Campbell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mining law--Africa.
- Mining law.
- Mines and mineral resources--Africa.
- Mines and mineral resources.
- Mineral industries--Africa.
- Mineral industries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pluto Press ; Ottawa : International Development Research Centre ; Uppsala : Nordic Africa Institute, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The continent of Africa is rich in minerals needed by Western economies. Yet the mining industry contributes very little to African development. Investigating the impact of the 2003 Extractive Industries Review on a number of African countries, the contributors find that a key dimension of the problem lies in the regulatory frameworks imposed on African countries by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. They aim to convince academics, governments, and industry that regulation needs to be reformed to create a mining industry favourable to social and economic development and enviro
- Contents:
- Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of maps; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Mining in Ghana: Implications for National Economic Development and Poverty Reduction; 2 Guinea and Bauxite-Aluminium: The Challenges of Development and Poverty Reduction; 3 Mining, Poverty Reduction, the Protection of the Environment and the Role of the World Bank Group in Mali; 4 Mining and Protection of the Environment in Madagascar; 5 Governance, Human Rights and Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Conclusion: What Development Model? What Governance Agenda?; Index
- AB; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612272684
- 9781783718504
- 1783718501
- 9781282272682
- 1282272683
- 9781552504505
- 1552504506
- 9781849644358
- 1849644357
- OCLC:
- 444731802
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