globalization (in this context transnational mining investments) is met with many complexities. A major aspect of the paradox … returns be trusted to be an agent of development? What are the ramifications of mining – economically, socially, politically … and environmentally? How are lives impacted by mining? Evidence from mineral-rich countries, especially in the global …

The temporary suspension of diamond exports in Ghana in 2006 and 2007 is arguably the most significant move to address … the time, Ghana was accused of harbouring stones originating from rebel-held territories in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire. No … in March 2007. This article examines the context for the accusations of Ghana's implication in the smuggling of illicit …

agriculture into higher-paid jobs in the mining and service sectors. This effect is especially strong for women, who gained wage …

The study investigates the effect of mining on both poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern European … paper was to determine if the complementarity between mining and infrastructural development reduced poverty and or income … impact of mining on poverty and or income inequality. The existing literature on the subject matter is contradictory, mixed …