The environmental and socioeconomic performance of multinational mining companies in the developing world economy

作者: Gavin Hilson , James Haselip

DOI: 10.1080/14041040410027318

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摘要: This paper critically reviews how the large‐scale mining industry has performed in developing world economy. The strategies adopted by a number of governments recent years to promote foreign investment mineral exploration and extraction activities raises question multinational companies have approached environmental associated challenges. Although codes practice regulatory agencies are generally an impoverished piecemeal state throughout world, representatives from regional nevertheless expect corporations engage best contribute local community development exchange for their licenses export minerals. After reviewing impacts economy, performance is examined more precisely through case study analysis sub‐Saharan Africa, Asia/Eastern Europe Latin America.

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