14.Dr.Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt - The People Dimension of Mining.pdf
14.Dr.Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt - The People Dimension of Mining.pdf
14.Dr.Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt - The People Dimension of Mining.pdf
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What is the evidence?<br />
<strong>Mining</strong> & the national economy<br />
Positive Effects<br />
• Mineral revenue – „resource rent‟<br />
• Employment – direct & indirect<br />
• Infrastructure, construction<br />
Negative Effects<br />
• May decelerate economic development – „Resource curse‟<br />
• Causes a decay in agricultural sector – „Dutch disease‟<br />
• Creates enclaves <strong>of</strong> wealth<br />
• Boosts corruption in resource-rich developing countries
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