A dangerous bet: The challenges of formalizing artisanal mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Resources Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 322-330

  Geenen, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Artisanal mining; Democratic Republic of Congo; Formalization; Informal economy; Political economy; Property rights

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO; FORMALIZATION; INFORMAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PROPERTY RIGHT;

ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ARTISANAL MINING; EXPORT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INFORMAL SECTOR; LEGISLATION; MINING INDUSTRY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SMALL SCALE MINING; STATE ROLE; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

EID: 84865588420     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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