High environmental risks and questionable development outcomes characterise the mining industry. A myriad of small companies operate in competitive, high-risk, high-reward settings with weak institutions that fail to enforce regulations. Such conditions are highly conducive to corruption, violence, and environmental destruction.

This study is commissioned by the World Bank as part of the bank's initiative to build capacity in governance and benefit streams management ...

Tanzania is a 'new' mining country, and foreign investment in the mining sector has caused controversies. Government revenues from mining increased ...

Since the mid-1980s, 32 countries around the world have adopted community development requirements into their mining laws, while nine countries ...

Mine action is essential for long-term peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction. Using new data, this paper explores the nexus between ...

In the last decade Mali has experienced a gold boom. Today Mali is Africa's third largest producer of gold and has one of the world's most gold-dependent ...

-A 'good' natural resource tax regime is one that does not undermine - or strangle - the development of the ordinary tax system, says CMI researcher Odd-Helge Fjeldstad. Different segments of the tax system 'interfere' with each other. If the most resourceful companies and individuals do not contribute with tax revenue due to tax avoidance and exemptions, this will affect the taxpaying behaviour of others.

This study was commissioned by the UNDP Mine Action Team in response to increasing demands from mine-affected countries and donor governments ...

Tanzania is a relatively new mining country, and mining has become a hotly debated issue in the country. There is a feeling among both local ...

The study #7; Demonstrates the socio-economic development impact of landmines as well as of mine action operations; #7;Assesses to what extent mine ...

The main objective of this brief report is to present the lessons learned and the main findings from six case studies of large scale mining ...

Highlights Discontent with mining has contributed to calls for resource nationalism in Tanzania’s petroleum sector. The Tanzanian ...

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Abstract This paper analyses patterns of corruption and corruption risks related to community mineral beneficiation schemes (CMBSs) that distribute ...

Land in Meghalaya, India, was traditionally agricultural land, owned by the community. With increasing privatization and rising commercial value ...

With a focus on the institutional set-up and the political environment as central to understanding and rectifying the poor impact of mining ...

Zambia has a long history of disputed changes of the mining tax regime with damaging effects on the working relations between the Government ...

In the context of a mining boom in Africa, a critical consideration is how governments use increased mineral wealth to foster development, ...

Zambia has a long history of disputed changes of the mining tax regime with damaging effects on the working relations between the Government ...

This is a case study on Afghanistan which concentrates on a specific mine action project that focused on the reintegration of former combatants ...