Poverty alleviation in rural Malawi: Is there a role for artisanal mining?

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-69

  Kamlongera, Paul Justice ^a   Hilson, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artisanal and small scale mining (ASM); Malawi; Poverty; Rural development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951993026     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2011.544545     Document Type: Article

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