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The role of participation in sustainable community development programmes in the extractives industries
McDonald, Catherine - 2017
process is also addressed. Community participation is central to the discussion, which makes reference to case studies …, particularly that of the community development programmes of a gold mine in Tanzania over a period of 15 years. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011595746
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Approaches to supporting local and community development : the view from Zambia
Mondoloka, Angel - 2017
paper examines the modalities and results of mining community development programmes in Zambia as part of the broader … discussion on how large international mining companies can, and do, contribute to local and community development. It narrates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011607491
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How do we legislate for improved community development?
Otto, James M. - 2017
. Communities located in close proximity to a large mine have every right to expect that the project will benefit their community … and neighbouring communities can be a valuable tool to achieve community development and to help define and manage … expectations. This paper introduces the principal issues involved in legislating requirements for community development agreements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011637747
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Approaches to supporting local and community development : Brazil and the Vale SA model of corporate interaction
Filgueiras, Liesel; Rabetim, Andreia; Aché, Isabel - 2017
Reflection about the role of corporate social investment in Brazil, associated with the presence of a large economic enterprise, is the major stimulus of this paper. It seeks to present how cross-sector governance can contribute to the social development of a city and how this process can be led...
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Can cities or towns drive African development? : economy-wide analysis for Ethiopia and Uganda
Dorosh, Paul; Thurlow, James - 2012
Rapid urbanization is an important characteristic of African development and yet the structural transformation debate focuses on agriculture's relative merits without also considering the benefits from urban agglomeration. As a result, African governments are often provided conflicting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009545470
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The political economy of structural transformation in African cities : insights from the Deals and Development framework
Sen, Kunal - 2024
An important stylized fact about African economic development is the phenomenon of urbanization without structural transformation. This paper provides a political economy analysis of the lack of structural transformation in African cities, drawing on the Deals and Development framework. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015053974
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Aid for agriculture and rural development in the global south : a changing landscape with new players and challenges
Chimhowu, Admos - 2013
This paper analyses the way aid for agriculture and rural development in the global south has changed over time. It finds three key shifts. First, a change in funding priority that has seen aid commitments move to the social sectors. Second is a shift in priority within agriculture and rural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009710764
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Agricultural and rural transformations in Asian development : past trends and future challenges
Vos, Rob - 2018
Over the past sixty years, most Asian countries have undergone relatively rapid agricultural transformations that helped jumpstart broader economic development. However, the changes have differed markedly in nature and speed across countries of the region. In much of East and Southeast Asia, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011894303
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Social norms as a barrier to women's employment in developing countries
Jayachandran, Seema - 2019
This paper discusses cultural barriers to women's participation and success in the labor market in developing countries. I begin by describing how gender norms influence the relationship between economic development and female employment, as well as how gender norms differ substantially across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012122672
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Understanding the boom : country study : Tanzania
Henstridge, Mark - 2018
There are large volumes of gas offshore Tanzania, which has raised hopes of a boom. But those hopes look set to be disappointed. A boom would depend on there being a sizeable flow of revenue to government from producing and exporting gas. This paper sets out the scale of the gas, and the array...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011955475