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paradigm on mining for development suggests that mineral-rich developing countries need to formulate a fiscal policy that can … of mining companies in poor remote communities is sufficient to initiate development. In this discussion, it is suggested … that the fiscal policy should take into account the state of governance where mining is being conducted, the extent of …
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from mining activities, focusing on wages, firm profitability, and job creation. Utilizing exogenous changes in … minerals and metals being extracted, we find that, in the short term, a general contraction in the mining sector reduces the … evidence that a negative shock to the mining sector through vertical integration will have negative productivity impacts on the …
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monitor these laws. Effectiveness of local content legislation and the potential for firms in the mining sector to contribute …
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Robust forecasting of mining sector revenues is key to effective budgeting (and broader fiscal management) in many … maintained by revenue authorities. In contrast, commercial mining entities typically have well-developed tools for analysing …
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Companies in the oil, gas, and mining sectors face ever intensifying scrutiny over their environmental, social, and …
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While market mechanisms and private initiatives can deliver much for development, public action is also necessary to: maximize the economic benefits of the extractive industries; manage potentially large capital and revenues flows; minimize adverse environmental and social impacts; and steer the...
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This paper analyses the roles that states, civil society, and international actors can play in tackling the weak governance that sometimes leads to resources being used for private rather than public benefit. It discusses the corruption that bedevils licensing and commodities trading; and oil...
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