Reforming small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: Political and ideological challenges to a Fair Trade gold initiative

Resources Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-209

  Childs, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artisanal mining; Fair Trade; Ghana; Gold; Participation

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARTISANAL MINING; ECONOMIC PROBLEMS; FAIR TRADE; FAIR TRADES; GHANA; LARGE PARTS; PARTICIPATION; SUPPORT MEASURES; TO MANY;

COMMERCE;

ARTISANAL MINING; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GOLD; IDEOLOGY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MINERAL RESOURCE; REFORM PROCESS; SMALL SCALE MINING;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 56949086906     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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