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 …

investigates patterns of contestation and outcomes around core issues in the sector, including the mining fiscal regime, the … participation of small-scale mining and communities, and the management of the labour market. In exploring the evolving role of … industry actors, as evidenced by historical patterns of resource mobilization and social development linked to the mining …

including mining communities, civil society, the diamond industry and donors. The paper traces the evolution of these …