this exogenous variation, we show that during 2002-07, mining activities in response to the global commodity price … China's WTO Accession): it is not enough to assume, given Africa's high spatial inequality, that local economies will …

This paper investigates the relationship between mining and spatial inequality in Africa during 2001-12. The … identification strategy is based on a unilateral causation between mining and district inequality. The findings show that when … minerals are aggregated, mining increases district inequality. But an analysis of individual minerals shows that mining affects …

developed, starting with existing case studies of current conflicts over industrial mining in sub-Saharan Africa and building on …Industrial mining is currently one of the fastest growing sectors of the world economy, particularly in the Global … South. The present mining boom is, however, accompanied by numerous conflicts: conflicts over labour relations, over …

Companies in the oil, gas, and mining sectors face ever intensifying scrutiny over their environmental, social, and …

Qualitative studies and media reports suggest that the presence of Chinese oil or mining companies generates … Afrobarometer surveys, this paper examines whether Chinese-controlled mining promotes anti-Chinese sentiments among the local … populations of sub-Saharan African countries. In addition, we test the effect of mining contractors' nationality on socio …