Civil society opposition to nonferrous metals mining in Guatemala

Voluntas

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-350

  Holden, William N ^a   Jacobson, R Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Civil society; Global civil society; Guatemala; Latin America; Mining; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FIELDWORK; MINERAL RESOURCE; MINING; NEOLIBERALISM; POPULAR PROTEST; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 57049174098     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-008-9073-9     Document Type: Article

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