Realising solidarity: Indigenous peoples and NGOs in the contested terrains of mining and corporate accountability

Earth Matters: Indigenous Peoples, the Extractive Industries and Corporate Social Responsibility

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 42-66

  Coumans, Catherine ^a  

^a MiningWatch Canada   (Canada)

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EID: 85076079790     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781351279680-4     Document Type: Chapter

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