Capturing economic and social benefits at the community level: Opportunities and obstacles for civil society

Keith Slack

No wp-2017-51, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Civil society organizations have played various roles in promoting the capture of benefits from and protection against the negative impacts of extractive industries. Payment disclosure is one potentially powerful tool for such organizations to promote greater local benefit capture. Practitioners and academics have noted, however, that transparency alone does not equate to accountability. This is true in the extractive sectors, where political dynamics pose serious obstacles. The cases of Ghana and Peru provide examples of these dynamics.

Keywords: Extractive industries; Transparency; Accountability; Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; Civil society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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