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SUMMARY:Ores for Development? Local Effects of Central African Copper Mini
 ng in Comparative Perspective (1910 to 2000) - Dácil Juif (Universidad Ca
 rlos III de Madrid)
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CONTACT:Gareth Austin
DESCRIPTION:Understanding the effects of mining activities on well-being i
 s crucial\, as many developing countries\, particularly in Africa\, specia
 lize in mineral extraction\, and this sector attracts most foreign direct 
 investment.\nAccording to the ‘resource curse’ literature\, natural re
 source rich countries tend to be worse off in terms of economic growth\, i
 nstitutional quality\, education and even gender equality (Auty 1993\, Sac
 hs and Warner 1995\, Gylfason 2001\, Ross 2008\, 2012). However\, some rec
 ent local level studies in development economics find mostly positive corr
 elations between mine openings on the one hand and education\, formal empl
 oyment\, gender equality\, poverty reduction and (infant) health on the ot
 her hand (e.g. Aragón and Rud 2013\, Kotsadam and Tolonen 2016).  \nWe st
 udy the local effects of industrial mine activities on the well-being of t
 he population in historical and in comparative perspective. Sub-national a
 nalyses are less common than cross-country comparisons\, and they allow to
  disentangle the effects of mining from other fundamental factors which va
 ry greatly between countries. Adding a historical perspective allows to sh
 ed light on the mechanisms at work in different historical contexts\, for 
 instance\, during booms and busts of mineral prices.\nThe main areas studi
 ed include the Copperbelt (Zambia) and Katanga (DRC)\, but the case of Chi
 le’s mining regions will be discussed as well. All cases share common ch
 aracteristics: they were largely agricultural and sparsely populated areas
  before the start of industrial mining activities\; large foreign conglome
 rates in charge of extraction made considerable investments in infrastruct
 ure and attracted numerous workers. By assessing the wellbeing of miners a
 nd their families\, as well as the effect of mine openings on local levels
  of education and occupational structure in cross-sectional and longitudin
 al comparative perspective\, we hope to contribute to our understanding of
  the institutional characteristics that condition the socio-economic effec
 ts of mine activities. 
LOCATION:King's College\, Audit Room
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