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Canadian mining in Guatemala has been associated with violence and death. Opposition to an INCO mine in the El Estor … events in Guatemala to efforts in Canada to hold Canadian mining companies accountable.[Breaching Indigenous Law: Canadian … Mining in Guatemala" 'http://ssrn.com/abstract=1267902' http://ssrn.com/abstract=1267902]Parts of this article dealing with …
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retribution from mining companies and seek increased revenue from this source. Some announced that they would increase royalties …
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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 …
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This paper provides an overview of diamond mining in sub-Saharan African countries, and explores the reasons for … discuss policies to increase revenue, including by enhancing mining productivity, stimulating the exploration of new areas …
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We estimate the impact of local mining activity on the business constraints experienced by 25,777 firms across nine …
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-intensive, mining booms cause virtually no upward pressure on manufacturing earnings per worker, and both producers of traded and local … goods benefit from mining booms in terms of employment. In contrast, labour-intensive mining booms drive up local …
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-intensive, mining booms cause virtually no upward pressure on manufacturing earnings per worker, and both producers of traded and local … goods benefit from mining booms in terms of employment. In contrast, labour-intensive mining booms drive up local …
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The standard real-options model predicts that increased uncertainty discourages investment. When projects are large and take time to build, however, this prediction can be reversed. We investigate the investment/uncertainty relationship empirically using historical data on opening dates of new...
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We estimate the impact of local mining activity on the business constraints experienced by 22,150 firms across eight … (<20 km) of a firm deteriorates but business constraints of more distant firms relax. The negative local impact of mining …
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Complete or partial privatisation of mining in India may not be feasible due to public ownership of mining assets in a …
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