The myth of alternative livelihoods: Artisanal mining, gold and poverty

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 272-288

  Siegel, Shefa ^a   Veiga, Marcello M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative livelihoods; Artisanal and small scale mining; ASM; Gold mining; Poverty alleviation; Sudan; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINES;

ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS; ARTISANAL AND SMALL SCALE MINING; GOLD MINING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SUDAN; SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

GOLD;

ARTISANAL MINING; ECONOMIC HISTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; GOLD MINE; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SMALL SCALE MINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; INCOME; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MANAGEMENT; MARKET; MINER; MINING; POLICY; POVERTY; TRADE UNION;

SUDAN;

JUNCUS;

EID: 77952522164     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2010.033236     Document Type: Article

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