Four decades of support for artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical review

Extractive Industries and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-118

  Hilson, Gavin ^a   McQuilken, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artisanal and small scale mining (ASM); Livelihoods; Poverty; Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898837938     PISSN: 2214790X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2014.01.002     Document Type: Review

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