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A Review of the Social Licence to Operate (SLO) in East Africa's Extractives Sectors

by W. Karanja and N. Njenga

Introduction

In East Africa, like many developing regions, there has been a shift from purely economic-driven development, and the social licence to operate has become a major factor for governments, communities and extractives companies. There are numerous examples of extractives operations that have been set-back in East Africa because of in-adequate consideration of SLO issues. ...

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