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the effort to develop a regional platform for addressing TB in the mining sector in southern Africa. The primary focus of … (TB) in the Mining Sector Initiative--an innovative multisectoral, multicountry, public-private regional initiative. It … evidence base for practitioners working in TB management in the mining sector. Despite the achievements that have been made and …
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This study focuses on the local and regional impact of large-scale gold mining in Africa in the context of a mineral …-wide consequences of mineral exports. Africa's resource boom has lifted growth, but has been less successful in improving people … communities in Africa in which the extraction of resources takes place …
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hurting women's labor supply and economic opportunities. This paper uses the rapid expansion of mining in Sub-Saharan Africa …. Effects are stronger in years of high world prices. Mining creates local boom-bust economies in Africa, with permanent effects …It is a contentious issue whether large scale mining creates local employment, and the sector has been accused of …
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exogenous variation, the paper shows that over 2002-07, mining activities in response to the global commodity price boom … China's World Trade Organization accession): it is not enough to assume, given Africa's high spatial inequality, that local …
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This book presents the results of a study on transfer pricing (TP) with specific focus on mining in Africa commissioned … mining value chain. Part B (The mining industry in Africa and transfer pricing) considers the same issues specifically in the … inventory of current mining operations in Africa and information about the revenue and cost structure of typical operations to …
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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 …
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green urban development in Africa: enhancing the relationship between urbanization, environmental assets and ecosystem …
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, reports, and other material generated through technical assistance to tackle TB in the mining sector in southern Africa …Given the magnitude and the complexity of factors associated with tuberculosis (TB) in the mining sector in southern … Africa, no sector or actor is solely equipped to effectively tackle the issue. A cross-border response to TB involves a …
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Mining has been central to the social and economic narrative of Southern Africa, and has been a key provider of … early years, mining developed on the back of migrant workers from across Southern Africa who toiled in the mines under poor … the various benefits and costs that mining has brought to the Southern Africa region. Data limitations are significant …
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mining industry, which provides input to almost every product and service in the world, is highly relevant to the goal of … is a critical concern for mining companies, whose growth is increasingly affected by climate change. Given the centrality … of minerals and metals to our way of living, Building Resilience: A Green Growth Framework for Mobilizing Mining …
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