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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Extractive industry"”.
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Hedging against exporting costs and risks in the South African extractive industry
… study it was also established that the extractive sector of South Africa is one of the industries referring from the use of hedges. The intention of this study is to improve the effectiveness of derivative instruments for companies in the extractive sector of South Africa exporting to …
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In the wake of diamond mining : a critical assessment of environmental governance and corporate social responsibility in the Namaqualand coastal region
… forces that enabled the establishment of the extractive industry, and a critical assessment of the role the industry has come to play in the region.
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Impossible Heights: From Mining to Sport in the Mountain West, 1849 to 1936
… homes. This study charts the change from extractive industry to tourism in a handful of mountain communities throughout the North American West with a focus on those places most integral in the development of American skiing and mountaineering. In each of these communities the extractive …
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The impact of coal mining on the living conditions of rural communities in Mozambique: a case study of Cateme
In mineral-rich countries, large-scale extractive industry projects often offer mixed blessings. On one hand, mining royalties and taxes provide funds that amplify state coffers allowing for investments in infrastructure, social services and community development. In addition, jobs are created and …
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Holding multinational corporations accountable for human rights violations under International, African regional and South African Law
… focusing in particular on MNCs operating in the extractive industry in South Africa. The study will consider the nature of human rights violations MNCs in this sector have been accused of and how, if at all, they are being held accountable. Lastly, this thesis will provide recommendations in …
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The Resource Curse and Peru: A Potential Threat for the Future?
… strong dependence on its natural resource extractive industry. Peru has been able to avoid many of the pitfalls and traps that resource curse literature considers to be detrimental to economic growth. This article examines the resource based economies of four other countries (Venezuela, …
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Challenges of safeguarding national interest in negotiating private investment contracts in Africa: case study on Malawi
… to the negotiation of EDAs in the mining extractive industry of countries that are rich in mineral resources like Malawi. The analysis of these factors is to provide a better understanding why countries like Malawi enter into EDAs on containing terms and conditions that are against their …
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The sustainable routes to formulating nonmarket strategies
… Cherifien des Phosphates, a company in the extractive industry. Additional insight is provided from interviews conducted with corporate executives and experts in the fields of strategy and sustainability. The findings reveal an urgent need for integrating nonmarket strategies in a firm's …
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THE EFFECTS OF FEDERAL LAND ON RURAL POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST
… federal lands harm rural economies because the extractive industry is not allowed to operate at its potential. Others believe that those restrictions benefit rural economies because households and firms are attracted to beautiful areas with minimal industry. A lagged adjusted model is used to …
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THE EFFECTS OF FEDERAL LAND ON RURAL POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST
… federal lands harm rural economies because the extractive industry is not allowed to operate at its potential. Others believe that those restrictions benefit rural economies because households and firms are attracted to beautiful areas with minimal industry. A lagged adjusted model is used to …
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The Rights-Based Approach to Extractive Resource Governance in Nigeria through the Lens of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Lessons from South Africa
… on Business and Human Rights (GPs), in the extractive industry in Nigeria. It considers the prospects of amending existing laws and strengthening regulatory agencies. At the same time, it explores the option of creating new business and human rights institutional agencies to address …
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The quality of financial information in the extractive industries: a value relevance analysis
The extractive industry is characterized by high levels of risk and uncertainty. These attributes create challenges when applying traditional accounting concepts (such as the revenue recognition and matching concepts) to the preparation of financial statements in the industry. The International …
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In the shade of coal: A micro-history of resettlement and the mining industry in Tete province, Mozambique, 2009-2018
… between the various actors involved in the extractive industry (the mining company, local government, local communities and civil society organisations), dominated by the mining companies, has influenced how the mining issues have been negotiated at the local level. The emergence of the coal …
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Frontlines of crisis, forefront of change : climate justice as an intervention into (neo)colonial climate action narratives and practices
… the on-going colonial violence involved in both extractive industry and the mainstream climate action movements of the Global North. I look at the stories we tell about climate change and how they legitimize a colonial structuring of power: from mainstream media coverage of the London Climate …
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Does mining alleviate or exacerbate poverty: Are local community grievances really 'Much Ado about Nothing'?
… country with a strict procurement policy on its extractive industry. It contributes empirical evidence on two main ideas on the impact of mining on local communities. The one idea is that mining has a positive impact on local communities because it creates economic activity through economic …
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Management of environmental risks arising from mining operations in Kitwe and Mufulira
Mining as an extractive industry has both positive and negative impacts. The positive impacts include economic growth and job creation whereas the negative impacts are environmental degradation and human health risks. On this premise this study was carried out in order: To i) identify risks posed …
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Aerial Empire: contested sovereignties and the American West
… transformations, such as nuclear testing, extractive industry, and military airspace. Efforts to claim, measure, map, and manage the atmosphere contributed to crucial changes in modern American society, including the transfer of Indigenous land, resources, and labor to settlers; the …
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An economic model of the iron ore trade
Iron ore is among the biggest, non-energy extractive industry in the world in terms of value, and the biggest in terms of the volumes of cargo it channels in international trade. Two key characteristics of the iron ore market are central to its study: firstly, there is only a small number of buyers …
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Exploring the Connections between Community Cultural Development and Sustainable Tourism in Central Appalachia
… role and power of coal mining and other extractive industries and their critical role in forming residents' identities. Many of the small communities in this region are pursuing initiatives to highlight their natural and cultural assets in efforts to develop tourism as a new foundation …
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The image of the American businessman in the popular press, 1928-1941
… insurance, stock brokerage and Wall Street; extractive industry; and, transportation, communication, power, publishing, and entertainment. The popular press was defined as those periodicals with a circulation greater than 0.1 percent of the population of the United States (±125,000) for at …
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