Why is there a large-scale mining ‘bias’ in sub-Saharan Africa?

Gavin Hilson

Land Use Policy, 2019, vol. 81, issue C, 852-861

Abstract: This paper reflects critically on the state of mining sector-led development in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that in most countries in the region, policies are ‘biased’ in favour of large-scale extraction. World Bank officials have long maintained that, in sub-Saharan Africa, the large-scale mines financed and operated by foreign multinationals could become ‘growth poles’ which stimulate marked economic development. For this to happen, however, radically different policy approaches will be needed − changes which, up until now, the region’s governments have shown little interest in making.

Keywords: Mining; Large-scale mining ‘bias’; Sub-Saharan Africa; Multinational; Local economic development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.02.013

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