Mining companies' role in sustainable development: The 'why' and 'how' of corporate social responsibility from a business perspective

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 237-254

  Hamann, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MINING INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0038299323     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350302957     Document Type: Article

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