The authors wish to thank the World Bank for financial support and accesses to information sources. For many helpful … participants at a World Bank stakeholder meeting in Sydney Australia, November 2018; Jonathan Wiener, of Duke University; Steve …

This paper investigates the local effects of mining on the quality of public services and on people's optimism about … data on the mines and their respective status from the SNL Metals and Mining. The geo-referenced data are matched with new … local governance, high incidence of bribe payment and low level of trust in local government officials. Residents of mining …