Where mining takes place, food production takes a hit in Ghana
Aragón, F. & Rud, J. P.
(2017).
Where mining takes place, food production takes a hit in Ghana.
The device you are using to read this blog contains at least a dozen different types of minerals, many of which most likely come from modern large-scale mines in developing countries. As these mining operations tend to be located in poor rural locations, the question of how neighbouring populations are affected by their expansion becomes an interesting one. The answers can be varied and very policy-relevant.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2017 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 02 Jun 2017 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/79694 |