This paper contributes to the debate on child labor in small-scale mining communities, focusing specifically on the situation in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that the child labor now widespread in many of the region’s small-scale mining communities is a product of a combination of cultural...

This paper introduces a special issue on the extractive industries and development in sub-Saharan Africa. The special issue draws attention to the potential for the region׳s extractive industries to deliver much-needed development and the challenges with making this a reality. It also draws...