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

ISBN-13: 9789058096159 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 766 str.

G.M. Hilson

Opis

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 a wide range of problems, including environmental and health-related impacts, rampant illegal activity and illicit mineral marketing, and disease. The book provides an up-to-date overview of social and economic conditions in the artisanal and small-scale mining industry, integrating both theoretical assessments with case study research recently undertaken in the field. It features the following five sections: Policy and Regulatory Issues in the Small-Scale Mining Industry; Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, Labour and the Community; African Case Studies of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining; Asian Case Studies of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining; and Latin American Case Studies of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining. Geared toward servicing a wide-ranging audience, including academics, consultants, and government researchers, The Socioeconomic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries is an invaluable tool for policy-makers at all levels.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements, Foreword, About the Contributors, General Introduction, Part I - Policy and Regulatory Issues in the Small-Scale Mining Industry, Part II - Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, Labour and the Community, Part III - African Case Studies of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, Part IV - Asian Case Studies of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, Part V - Latin American Case Studies of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, Index

O autorze

Gavin M. Hilson is a member of the Environmental Policy and Management Group (EPMG), Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. He is the author of over 30 refereed publications on mining and mineral policy. His current research interest is environmental management and cultural development in the small-scale mining industry.