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In the context of falls in extractive commodities prices since 2011, this paper examines the history of thinking about the interplay between extractives and economic development. Just as 'the resource curse' fails as a generic explanation on account of the huge diversity in country contexts, so...
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The purpose of this paper is to argue that the International Finance Corporation (the member of the World Bank Group … thereof) between the legal framework underlying the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline project and the International …
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climate change, governments and organizations around the world are calling for the transition and transformation of the energy …. Despite the growing need for transition minerals, domestic mining operations often face local opposition due to the potential … for significant adverse environmental impacts associated with mining. Furthermore, many North American mineral reserves …
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grown. Many of these laws were enacted before the term sustainable development was even employed. Nations of the world first …
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In recognizing that women's participation and gender equity is a precondition for the achievement of acceptable development outcomes, extractives industry companies are increasingly making public commitments to integrating gender equality, inclusion, and women's economic empowerment into aspects...
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In June 2013, the High-Level Conference of Middle-Income Countries held in Costa Rica, organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ventured an intriguing look into the future of development. In particular, the conference highlighted the role of networks in...
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In June 2013, the High-Level Conference of Middle-Income Countries held in Costa Rica, organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ventured an intriguing look into the future of development. In particular, the conference highlighted the role of networks in...
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– similar to a corporate strategy in the business world …
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that quot;at the end of 2004, world proven crude oil reserves stood at 1,144,013 million barrels, of which 896,659 million … there in the world?Another no less anxious question says: Will we ever see a repeat of the 1970s oil crisis? And guess what … Lebanon, etc? Ok. The world will perhaps not see another 1973's oil crisis in the same terms; yet anxiety is still sticking up …
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