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Across sub-Saharan Africa, the presence of foreign large-scale mining companies is increasing. This is in part a result …/or fragile states, CSR has further implications for conflict and risk mitigation strategies to ensure the protection of human …
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There is an adage about wealth and democracy that says “the more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances it will sustain democracy.” Accordingly, one would expect that nations rich in natural resources, and particularly those with large deposits of oil – a clear absolute advantage –...
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Natural-resource taxation and investment exhibit cycles in a vast number of countries, driving political turmoil and power shifts. Using a rational-expectations model, we show cycles result from governments' inability to commit to future taxes and firms' inability to credibly exit a country...
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Since around 2007, the country has been enjoying an “energy renaissance” thanks to its abundant stocks of shale oil and gas. The resurgence in oil and gas production is beginning to create discernible economic impacts and has changed the landscape for natural gas prices in the United States,...
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Since around 2007, the country has been enjoying an "energy renaissance" thanks to its abundant stocks of shale oil and gas. The resurgence in oil and gas production is beginning to create discernible economic impacts and has changed the landscape for natural gas prices in the United States,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032810
explore the case of Peru, a mining-rich middle income country where -exploiting a unique data set constructed for this purpose …- we are able to assess systematic differences in district-level welfare outcomes between mining and non-mining districts …. We find evidence that the condition of being mining-abundant district have a significant impact on the pace of reduction …
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lifestyles, and the growing scope and power of foreign-directed, capital-intensive, corporate mining relative to local labour …Over the last fifteen years many African countries have experienced a "mining take-off". Mining activities have …-scale, labour-intensive artisanal mining, which, at present, is catalyzing far greater immediate primary, secondary and tertiary …
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The objective of this paper is to explore the evolution of mining employment patterns throughout Australia’s mining … cycle. The study employs a real business cycle model to examine mining employment activities both before and after the … mining boom. It also attempts to shed light on the research in the current economic climate of extreme uncertainty, in which …
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Countries face both challenges and opportunities in using their extractive industries to achieve more inclusive development - particularly in the developing world. Yet while a large national income can result from resource wealth, it can also be associated with acute social inequality and deep...
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effects, increased household investments, and increased returns to education in mining districts are potential mechanisms …
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