The forgotten resource curse: South Africa's poor experience with mineral extraction

Resources Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 549-557

  Elbra, Ainsley D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Inequality; Natural resources; Poverty; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT; INEQUALITY; MINERAL EXTRACTION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY; RESOURCE CURSE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN;

ECONOMICS; MANAGEMENT;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

EXTRACTION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY; RESOURCE ECONOMY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84885363658     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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