Economic impacts of mining

James P. Dorian and H. Brett Humphreys

Natural Resources Forum, 1994, vol. 18, issue 1, 17-29

Abstract: The mining industry can be critical to a nation's economic well‐being. Impacts may be felt on a national or regional level, with their significance dependent in part on the resources under development as well as existing government policies. This paper examines typical economic consequences of mining and how such impacts are being felt in the so‐called transitional economies of Asia and Europe. Clearly, while mining continues to play an important role in the economies of Russia, China, Vietnam and other transitional nations, the nature and impacts of mining are different by virtue of years of centralized planning in the industry and the use of non‐economic measures of efficiency. The changing character of mining is today opening up new opportunities for foreign investment and technology assistance.

Date: 1994
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