"Good governance" and the extractive industries in sub-saharan Africa

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-100

  Hilson, Gavin ^a   Maconachie, Roy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI); Good governance, sub saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; TRANSPARENCY;

ACCOUNTABILITY; ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS; EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI); GOOD GOVERNANCE, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 58049135048     PISSN: 08827508     EISSN: 15477401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08827500802045511     Document Type: Article

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