The Village that Turned to Gold: A Parable of Philanthrocapitalism

Development and Change

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-28

  Wilson, Japhy ^a  

^a National Strategic Centre for the Right to Territory (CENEDET)   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; GOLD MINE; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; MINING; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SMALLHOLDER; VILLAGE;

GHANA;

EID: 84953751335     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dech.12163     Document Type: Article

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