How do we legislate for improved community development?

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A large mining project has the potential to be a partner in assisting local communities in their development efforts. Communities located in close proximity to a large mine have every right to expect that the project will benefit their community. Often, reality falls short of their expectations and a hostile environment can result. The use of a contract between a miner and neighbouring communities can be a valuable tool to achieve community development and to help define and manage expectations. This paper introduces the principal issues involved in legislating requirements for community development agreements and also contains model mining act provisions and regulations.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9256-326-4
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2017/102

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development ; Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts ; Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy
• Subject: community development agreement ; mining ; mining law ; mining regulations ; sustainable development

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Otto, James M.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2017/326-4
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/163071
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET