The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries
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The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries

  1. 766 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries

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The purpose of this book is to examine both the positive and negative socioeconomic impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries. In recent years, a number of governments have attempted to formalize this rudimentary sector of industry, recognizing its socioeconomic importance. However, the industry continues to be plagued by

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Table of contents

  1. Book Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Foreword
  8. About the contributors
  9. General Introduction
  10. Part I Policy and Regulatory Issues in the Small-Scale Mining Industry
  11. 1 Introduction Part I
  12. 2 Small-Scale Mining Legislation: A General Review and an Attempt to Apply Lessons Learned
  13. 3 Land Use Disputes between Small- and Large-Scale Miners: Improving Conflict Management
  14. 4 Key Issues in Illegal Mining and Marketing in the Small-Scale Mining Industry
  15. 5 The Policy Environment and Foreign Direct Investments in Mining Ventures in Developing Countries
  16. 6 Violent Mining Conflicts and Diamond Wars
  17. Part II Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, Labour and the Community
  18. 7 Introduction Part II
  19. 8 Accounting for Community-Side Issues in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Developmental Agenda
  20. 9 Seminar on ā€œArtisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Africa: Identifying Best Practices and Building the Sustainable Livelihoods of Communitiesā€
  21. 10 Addressing Labour and Social Issues in Small-Scale Mining
  22. 11 Women and Artisanal Mining: Gender Roles and the Road Ahead
  23. 12 Whatā€™s a Woman to Do? Globalized Gender Inequality in Small-Scale Mining
  24. 13 Occupational and Other Diseases in the Small-Scale Mining Sector
  25. Part III African Case Studies of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
  26. 14 Introduction Part III
  27. 15 Artisanal Mining Baseline Survey of Mozambique
  28. 16 The Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Mozambique
  29. 17 The Socio-Economic Aspects of Artisanal Gold Mining in Migori District, Kenya
  30. 18 A Socio-Economic Study of Small-Scale Mining in Tanzania
  31. 19 Women and Small-Scale Mining in Tanzania
  32. 20 The Socio-Economic Impacts of Small-Scale Mining: The Case of Zambia
  33. 21 The Impact of Policy Changes on Small-Scale Mining in Zambia
  34. 22 Illegal Artisanal Gold Panning in Zimbabwe-A Study of Challenges to Sustainability along the Mazowe River
  35. 23 Small-Scale Mining in Ghana as a Sustainable Development Activity: Its Development and a Review of the Contemporary Issues and Challenges
  36. Part IV Asian Case Studies of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
  37. 24 Introduction Part IV
  38. 25 Not a Small Job: Stone Quarrying and Women Workers in the Rajmahal Traps in Eastern India
  39. 26 A Perspective on Small-Scale Mining in India
  40. 27 Small-Scale Mining in India: Past, Present and the Future
  41. 28 Small-Scale Mining in China: Socio-Economic Impacts, Policy and Management
  42. 29 The Impact of, and Responses to, the Closure of Small-Scale Coal Mines in China: A Preliminary Account
  43. 30 Informal Gold Mining in Mongolia: Invaluable Social Safety Net and Environmental Hazard
  44. 31 Managing Mercury Pollution Emanating From Philippine Small-Scale Gold mining Activities: An Economic Analysis
  45. 32 The Evolution of Mining Policy in Developing Countries: Seven Generations in Indonesiaā€™s Contract of Work System
  46. 33 A Review of Small-Scale Mining Activity in Papua New Guinea (PNG)
  47. Part V Latin American Case Studies of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
  48. 34 Introduction Part V
  49. 35 Report on Field Research into the Socio-Economic and Social Impact of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Peru
  50. 36 Challenges to Sustainable Small-Scale Mine Development in Suriname
  51. 37 Human Health Implications of Mercury Usage in Small-Scale Gold Mining Activities in the Brazilian Amazon
  52. 38 How Beautiful is Small-Scale Mining? Evidence from Small-Scale and Artisanal Gold Mining in Ecuador
  53. 39 The Socio-economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Chile
  54. Index