Alternative accountability mechanisms and mining: The problems of effective impunity, human rights, and agency

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 27-48

  Coumans, Catherine ^a  

^a Asia Pacific Program at MiningWatch   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CORPORATE STRATEGY; EXTRACTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL SYSTEM; MINING INDUSTRY; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; REGULATORY APPROACH;

CANADA;

EID: 77955071746     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2010.9669280     Document Type: Article

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