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Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources Recent Developments in the Mineral Sector

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  • THOMAS WÄLDE

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The United Nations has been concerned with the application of the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources and the exercise by developing countries of control over the exploitation of their natural resources for many years. Probably the most serious concern in recent years has been the impact of the world‐wide recession on investment in mineral exploration and production facilities in developing countries. Growing difficulties in attracting investment funds have caused a re‐examination of existing investment, mining and tax legislation. Recent mineral development agreements assign a higher priority to investment promotion; this reflects a change from earlier years—during the 1960s and 1970s—when many developing countries were in a stronger position because equity and loan capital for mineral projects was more readily available. Pendant de nombreuses années, les Nations Unies se sont préoccupées de la mise en oeuvre par les pays en développement du principe de leur souveraineté permanente sur leurs ressources naturelles ainsi que de l'exercice de leur droit de contrôle sur la mise en production de ces mêmes ressources. En toute vraisemblance, le problème le plus sérieux qui s'est posé au cours de ces dernières années a été le poids de la récession économique mondiale sur les investissements dans les domaines de l'exploration et de la production minières dans les pays en développement. Les difficultés grandissantes à obtenir des capitaux ont conduit à réexaminer les investissements existants ainsi que la législation minière et fiscale. De récents accords de développement minier réservent une priorité plus importante à la promotion des investissements. Ceci reflète un changement par rapport aux années précédentes—celles des décennies 60 et 70—au cours desquelles de nombreux pays en développement avaient une position beaucoup plus forte car il était plus facile de trouver des capitaux propres et des prêts financiers pour les projets miniers. Las Naciones Unidas ha estado interesado en la aplicación del principio de soveranía permanente de los recursos naturales y el ejercicio del control por parte de los países en desarrollo sobre su explotación. Probablemente la mayor preocupación en an̄os recientes ha sido el impacto de la recesión mundial de las inversiones en la exploración y producción de minerales en los países en desarrollo. La dificultad creciente en atraer inversiones ha motivado el examen de la legislación existente sobre inversiones, minería e impuestos. Recientes acuerdos sobre desarrollo de minerales asigna mayor prioridad a la promoción de inversiones; esto representa un cambio con respecto a an̄os anteriores—décadas del 60 y 70—cuando los países en desarrollo tenían una posición fuerte debido a que el capital de riesgo y préstamos para proyectos en minería eran abundante.

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  • Thomas Wälde, 1983. "Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources Recent Developments in the Mineral Sector," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 7(3), pages 239-251, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:7:y:1983:i:3:p:239-251
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1983.tb00265.x
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    1. STUART McGILL & GREG CROUGH, 1987. "Indigenous Resource Rights and Mining Companies in North America and Australia," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 11(1), pages 5-26, February.
    2. Rod Sims, 1985. "Government Ownership Versus Regulation of Mining Enterprises in Less‐developed Countries," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 9(4), pages 265-282, November.

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