Mining and Social Transformation in Africa: Mineralizing and Democratizing Trends in Artisanal Production.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2013
Document Type:
Book
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Mwaipopo, R., Bryceson, D.F., Fisher, F., Jonsson, J.B.

Abstract

While an expanding literature has documented the economic expansion of artisanal mining, this book is the first to probe its societal impact, demonstrating that artisanal mining has the potential to be far more democratic and emancipating than preceding modes. Delineating the paradoxes of artisanal miners working alongside the expansion of large-scale mining investment in Africa, this book concentrates on the Tanzanian experience.

Citation

Bryceson, D.F.; Jonsson, J.B.; Mwaipopo, R.; Fisher, F. Mining and Social Transformation in Africa: Mineralizing and Democratizing Trends in Artisanal Production. Routledge, Abingdon, UK (2013) 212 pp. ISBN 978-0415833707 [Routledge Studies in Development and Society]

Mining and Social Transformation in Africa: Mineralizing and Democratizing Trends in Artisanal Production.

Published 1 January 2013
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