Aid with Blinkers: Environmental Governance of Uranium Mining in Niger

World Development

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-76

  Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker ^a   Mamosso, Christiane Alzouma ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Directrice du Bureau d'Etude   (Niger)

Author keywords

Africa; Aid; Development; Environment; Extractive industries; Niger

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SECURITY; INTERNATIONAL AID; MINING INDUSTRY;

NIGER [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 84888125041     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.10.024     Document Type: Article

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