A Distributional Analysis of Artisanal and Industrial Wage Levels and Expenditure in the Congolese Mining Sector.
Across low–income African countries, a process of foreign–controlled mining (re)industrialisation has been underway since the 1980s, gathering pace during the most recent decade. This paper aims to shed light on the long–term effects of this process on the strength and vibrancy of local mining econo...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 56; no. 10; pp. 1964 - 1980 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2020
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