A new means of governing artisanal and small-scale mining? Fairtrade gold and development in Tanzania

Resources Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-136

  Childs, John ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASM; Fair trade; Gold; Mining; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; MINERS; MINING;

ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MININGS; ASM; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; FAIR TRADE; POTENTIAL EFFICACY; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

GOLD;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GOLD MINE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; MINING INDUSTRY; PRICE DYNAMICS; SMALL SCALE MINING; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

TANZANIA;

EID: 84903143122     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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