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SUMMARY:The Impact of Copper Mining Activities on Schooling in Zambia from
  a Long-Term Perspective (1920 to 2000) - Dácil Juif (Universidad Carlos 
 III de Madrid)
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DESCRIPTION:The “resource curse” literature links dependence on minera
 ls to worsening socio-economic outcomes\, including education. Copper mini
 ng has been the backbone of the Zambian economy for almost a century. This
  study assesses the impact of large-scale mining activities on schooling i
 n Zambia at the local level since the 1920s. In regression analyses I cont
 rol for a set of geographic variables as well as early mission location. C
 ontrary to what previous African economic history literature has claimed\,
  early mission location has no effect on the comparative development of ed
 ucation. On the other hand\, mine areas overtake non-mine areas in educati
 on levels soon after mine openings. The mechanisms explored include income
  and wealth\, urbanization\, relatively skill-intensive job opportunities\
 , and supply of schooling by state and mine companies in mine-proximate ar
 eas.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 6\, Faculty of History
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