'Free prior and informed consent', social complexity and the mining industry: Establishing a knowledge base

Resources Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-100

  Owen, John R ^a   Kemp, Deanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conflict; Consent; Corporate social responsibility; Indigenous peoples; Mining; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; MINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONFLICT; CONSENT; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MINING COMPANIES; SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL PERFORMANCE;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

CORPORATE STRATEGY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; MINING INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84899855323     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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