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dc.contributor.author | Antwi-Boateng, O. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Akudugu, M. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-16T14:09:43Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-16T14:09:43Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1569-1497 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4091 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This research unravels the agents and driving motivation behind the rise of illegal small-scale mining in Ghana and its impact. This is accomplished via a qualitative study using illegal small-scale mining in the Talensi and Nabdam districts of Ghana as a case study. At the forefront of this phenomenon are rent-seeking elites, whereas structural factors such as rising unemployment and high population growth, as well as opportunistic factors including low barriers to entry, get-rich quick syndrome, and political corruption/weak institutions are fueling it as well. Although there are some economic benefits of illegal small-scale mining, these benefits are undermined by factors associated with the Resource Curse Hypothesis (RCH) or the ‘Paradox of Plenty.’ We argue that most illegal small-scale mining communities are characterized by increased rent-seeking activities by diverse stakeholders particularly the elites, poor investments in human capital development, and weak institutional structures and processes. To sustainably address the illegal small-scale gold mining menace in Ghana, all efforts should be aimed at holistically dealing with the rent-seekers, especially the elites involved, eliminating their motives and removing the conditions that facilitate their involvement. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brill Academic Publishers | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol.20;Issue 4 | - |
dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
dc.subject | Ghana | en_US |
dc.subject | Gold | en_US |
dc.subject | Illegal Mining | en_US |
dc.subject | Resource Curse | en_US |
dc.title | MOVERS, MOTIVES, AND IMPACT OF ILLEGAL SMALL-SCALE MINING: A CASE STUDY IN GHANA | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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