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The Determinants of Social Conflict in the Latin American Mining Sector: New Evidence with Quantitative Data

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  • Haslam, Paul Alexander
  • Ary Tanimoune, Nasser

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This paper builds on the case study work into conflict between mining firms and nearby communities through a statistical analysis of the determinants of social conflict at the local level in the mining sector in Latin America. The analysis is based on an original dataset of 640 geo-located mining properties at the advanced exploration stage and above, which includes GIS information on environment and land-use patterns around the property, sub-national socio-economic characteristics of the population, firm and mining property characteristics, as well as information about known social conflicts.

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  • Haslam, Paul Alexander & Ary Tanimoune, Nasser, 2016. "The Determinants of Social Conflict in the Latin American Mining Sector: New Evidence with Quantitative Data," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 401-419.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:78:y:2016:i:c:p:401-419
    DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.10.020
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