A conceptual approach to evaluating the political economics of mining in Africa and the sector's contribution to economic diversification

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 475-492

  Solomon, M H ^a  

^a SAIMM ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

African mining; Dutch disease; Mining and economic diversification; Mining and informal economies; Mining and poverty alleviation; Resource curse

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN MINING; CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS; DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY; DUTCH DISEASE; ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; EMERGING MARKETS; EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY; GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS; MINING COMPANIES; POLITICAL ECONOMY; RESOURCE CURSE;

INDUSTRY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 80051863944     PISSN: 22256253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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