'Can I go?'-exiting the artisanal mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Journal of International Development

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1115-1127

  Perks, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artisanal and small scale mining (ASM); Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Exit options; Livelihoods; Rural development

Indexed keywords

MINING INDUSTRY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; SMALLHOLDER;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 80055011188     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1835     Document Type: Article

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