Chinese participation in Ghana's informal gold mining economy: Drivers, implications and clarifications

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 292-303

  Hilson, Gavin ^a   Hilson, Abigail ^b   Adu Darko, Eunice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Chinese investment; Gold; Informal economy; Poverty; Small scale mining

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; ASIAN IMMIGRANT; GOLD MINE; INFORMAL SECTOR; INVESTMENT; POVERTY; SMALL SCALE MINING;

GHANA;

EID: 84897078046     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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