Small-scale mining, poverty and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: An overview

Resources Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Hilson, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LABOUR INTENSIVES; MINERAL PROCESSING; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SMALL-SCALE MININGS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MINING;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; MINING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL POLICY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 61349194994     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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