Social Responsibility and the Role of Governments in Mineral Resource Development
Article from: OGEL 3 (2005), in Book Reviews and Related Material
Introduction
Social responsibility is one of the very many terms and phrases that have emerged within the realm of human rights, development, and governance discourses, with far reaching implications for the mineral resources sector. It is a term that has preoccupied international oil and mining companies, governments with natural resource endowments, international lending institutions, mineral resource host communities, academic communities and civil society. The thrust of the sustainable development and good governance principles makes social responsibility of mineral resource governments a ...