Rethinking Resource Enclavity in Developing Countries: Embedding Global Production Networks in Gold Mining Regions

Hilson, Gavin, Yu, Yanfei, Hilson, Abby, Owen, John R., Lebre, Elenore, Sauerwein, Titus (2023) Rethinking Resource Enclavity in Developing Countries: Embedding Global Production Networks in Gold Mining Regions. Journal of Economic Geography, 24 (1). pp. 95-116. ISSN 1468-2702. E-ISSN 1468-2710. (doi:10.1093/jeg/lbad028) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:103165)

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Abstract

This article explores how the gold mining sector has adapted and evolved in developing countries since the onset of the global pandemic. A major criticism of capital-intensive gold mines has been that they occur as enclaves which fail to catalyze local economic development. Pre-pandemic, the pressure applied by NGOs and donors on gold mining companies to ‘de-enclave’ was steadily building. It has since dissipated, however, because many governments have declared mining an ‘essential’ industry. This decision has further entrenched the sector’s enclavity by justifying companies’ moves to continue operating in isolation and abandon their traditional Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1093/jeg/lbad028
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Accounting and Finance
Depositing User:	Abby Hilson
Date Deposited:	09 Oct 2023 00:12 UTC
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2024 09:49 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/103165 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Hilson, Abby.

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