Poverty traps in small-scale mining communities: The case of sub-Saharan Africa

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 180-197

  Hilson, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artisanal and small scale mining(asm); Poverty; livelihoods; Sub Saharan africa

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR; POVERTY; SMALL SCALE MINING;

GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84864396718     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2012.687352     Document Type: Article

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