Should Developing Countries Renounce Mining? a Perspective on the Debate
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چکیده
According to conventional or traditional wisdom, countries that possess rich mineral deposits are fortunate. Such deposits are assets, and so are part of a country’s natural capital. Like an individual or family, the more capital and wealth a nation possesses, the richer and better off it is. In this view of the world, mining is the key that converts dormant mineral wealth into schools, homes, ports, and other forms of capital that directly contribute to economic development.
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