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Contention And Ambiguity: Mining And The Possibilities Of Development, Anthony Bebbington, Leonith Hinojosa, Denise Humphreys Bebbington, Maria Luisa Burneo, Ximena Warnaars Dec 2008

Contention And Ambiguity: Mining And The Possibilities Of Development, Anthony Bebbington, Leonith Hinojosa, Denise Humphreys Bebbington, Maria Luisa Burneo, Ximena Warnaars

Sustainability and Social Justice

The last decade and a half has witnessed a dramatic growth in mining activity in many developing countries. This article reviews these recent trends and describes the debates and conflicts they have triggered. The authors review evidence regarding debates on the resource curse and the possibility of an extraction-led pathway to development. They then describe the different types of resistance and social mobilization that have greeted mineral expansion at a range of geographical scales, and consider how far these protests have changed the relationships between mining and political economic change. The conclusions address how far such protests might contribute to …


Well-Being In First Nations Communities: A Comparison Of Objective And Subjective Dimensions, Susan Wingert Jan 2008

Well-Being In First Nations Communities: A Comparison Of Objective And Subjective Dimensions, Susan Wingert

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


Early Childhood Education And Care In Ireland: Getting It Right For Children, Noirin Hayes, Siobhan Bradley Jan 2008

Early Childhood Education And Care In Ireland: Getting It Right For Children, Noirin Hayes, Siobhan Bradley

Conference Papers

Seminar proceedings edited by Noirin Hayes and Siobhan Bradley. Contains two presentations: Beyond Childcare, Markets and Technical Practice – or Repoliticising Early Childhood by Peter Moss; Irish Approaches to ECCE – Keeping Politics Out of the Nursery by Maura Adshead & Gerardine Neylon.


Cabinet Committee On State Planning Issues Report To The Governor And The 144th General Assembly, Troy D. Mix Jan 2008

Cabinet Committee On State Planning Issues Report To The Governor And The 144th General Assembly, Troy D. Mix

Troy D Mix

No abstract provided.


Greater Georgetown Area Comprehensive Market Analysis, Troy D. Mix, Manoj Doss Jan 2008

Greater Georgetown Area Comprehensive Market Analysis, Troy D. Mix, Manoj Doss

Troy D Mix

No abstract provided.