Demographic and economic impact of mining on remote communities in Australia

Resources Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-72

  Kotey, Bernice ^a   Rolfe, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demographics; Income and human capital; Industry structure; Mining; Remote

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHICS; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; HUMAN CAPITALS; INDUSTRY STRUCTURES; REMOTE; REMOTE COMMUNITIES;

MINING;

CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; MINING INDUSTRY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84910071970     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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