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 …

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 …

We investigate whether mining affects local-level corruption in Africa. Several cross-country analyses report that … 500 industrial mines. Using a difference-in-differences strategy, we find evidence that mining increases bribe payments …. Mines are initially located in less corrupt areas, but mining areas turn more corrupt after mines open and actively produce …

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 …

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 …

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