Examining corporate-sector involvement in the governance of selected mining-intensive regions in Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-138

  Cheshire, Lynda ^a   Everingham, Jo Anne ^a   Pattenden, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Governance; Mining; Patronage; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MINING INDUSTRY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79958097557     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2011.569986     Document Type: Article

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