Influence of land tenure practices on artisanal mining activity in Ghana

Resources Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-53

  Nyame, Frank K ^a   Blocher, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artisanal mining; Ghana; Land tenure

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; LAND TENURE; LEGAL REGIMES; MINING LAWS; SMALL-SCALE MINING; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS;

ARTISANAL MINING; LAND TENURE; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDOWNERSHIP; POLICY STRATEGY; SMALL SCALE MINING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TENURE SYSTEM;

GHANA;

EID: 73849087282     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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