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Record Nr.

UNINA9910222211203321

Titolo

Mining in Africa : regulation and development / / edited by Bonnie Campbell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pluto Press

Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre

Uppsala, : Nordic Africa Institute, 2009

ISBN

1-78371-850-1

1-282-27268-3

9786612272684

1-55250-450-6

1-84964-435-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CampbellBonnie K. <1946->

Disciplina

338.2096

Soggetti

Mining law - Africa

Mines and mineral resources - Africa

Mineral industries - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of maps; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Mining in Ghana: Implications for National Economic Development and Poverty Reduction; 2 Guinea and Bauxite-Aluminium: The Challenges of Development and Poverty Reduction; 3 Mining, Poverty Reduction, the Protection of the Environment and the Role of the World Bank Group in Mali; 4 Mining and Protection of the Environment in Madagascar; 5 Governance, Human Rights and Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Conclusion: What Development Model? What Governance Agenda?; Index

AB; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The continent of Africa is rich in minerals needed by Western economies. Yet the mining industry contributes very little to African development. Investigating the impact of the 2003 Extractive Industries



Review on a number of African countries, the contributors find that a key dimension of the problem lies in the regulatory frameworks imposed on African countries by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. They aim to convince academics, governments, and industry that regulation needs to be reformed to create a mining industry favourable to social and economic development and enviro