major development challenge. In Ghana the mining communities have been at the receiving end for some time now. This study on … of non existing jobs especially in mining. A major outcome is the serious unemployment problem in the township with all … that AngloGold Ashanti, a mining giant in Ghana, the major employer, has limited job openings especially for menial workers …

explore the case of Peru, a mining-rich middle income country where -exploiting a unique data set constructed for this purpose …- we are able to assess systematic differences in district-level welfare outcomes between mining and non-mining districts …. We find evidence that the condition of being mining-abundant district have a significant impact on the pace of reduction …

mining industry and resource bargains in developing countries. The potential impact of mining on resource mobilization for … social development in Nicaragua will be analysed using two entry points: Firstly, economic benefits of mining and, secondly … weaken the stateś ability to mobilize resources for social development from the mining industry. These political and …