Working in a boom-town: Female perspectives on gold-mining in Burkina Faso

Resources Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 18-23

  Werthmann, Katja ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ASM; Burkina Faso; Gender; Informal gold mining

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINES; MINERS; MINES; MINING; RURAL AREAS;

ASM; BURKINA FASO; CONSUMER GOODS; GENDER; GOLD MINERS; INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES; INFORMAL GOLD-MINING;

GOLD;

ARTISANAL MINING; FEMALE; GENDER ISSUE; GOLD MINE; INFORMAL SECTOR; SMALL SCALE MINING;

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

EID: 60749100020     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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