Liberalisation of the gold mining sector in Burkina Faso

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 387-401

  Luning, Sabine ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; GOLD MINE; LIBERALIZATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINING INDUSTRY; EXPLOITATION; LEGAL SYSTEM;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 51449113174     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240802411016     Document Type: Article

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