The view from below: 'Lock-in' and local procurement in the African gold mining sector

Resources Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 468-474

  Hanlin, Rebecca ^a   Hanlin, Christopher ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Social Business Solutions Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East Africa; Gold mining; Linkages; Local procurement; Supply chains; Value chains

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICANS; GOLD MINING; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION; LOCAL PROCUREMENT; LOCAL SUPPLIERS; LOCK-IN; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; VALUE CHAINS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; GOLD; SUPPLY CHAINS;

GOLD MINES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GOLD MINE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MINING INDUSTRY;

EAST AFRICA;

EID: 84870246014     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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