Journal Article10.1016/J.WORLDDEV.2007.11.016
Mining and social movements: struggles over livelihood and rural territorial development in the Andes
Anthony Bebbington,Denise Humphreys Bebbington,Jeffrey Bury,Jeannet Lingán,Juan Pablo Muñoz,Martin Scurrah +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the presence and nature of social movements has significant influences both on forms taken by extractive industries (in this case mining) and on the effects of this extraction on rural livelihoods.
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About: This article is published in World Development. The article was published on 01 Dec 2008. The article focuses on the topics: Grassroots & Social movement.
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