Citizens, subjects or a dual mandate? Artisanal miners, 'supporters' and the resource scramble in Sierra Leone

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 513-530

  Ojukutu Macauley, Sylvia ^a   Keili, Andrew K ^b  

^a TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEMMATS Group Ltd   (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPLOITATION; MINERAL RESOURCE; STAKEHOLDER;

AFRICA; SIERRA LEONE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 56349118120     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350802447610     Document Type: Article

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