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Antonio M. A. Pedro

Bio: Antonio M. A. Pedro is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poverty & Natural resource. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 45 citations.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the conditions, success factors and strategies to maximize the contribution of the minerals sector to economic growth and development in Africa, including creating a conducive and competitive policy, legal and regulatory environment and frameworks for business development; improving governance and management systems anchored on strong and capable institutions; opening up...
Abstract: Many studies claim that mineral resources impact negatively on economic growth particularly in developing countries. This paper briefly reviews this argument (the natural resources curse hypothesis) and subjects it to examination. The paper argues that poor performance is not an inherent characteristic of minerals‐driven economies. It considers mineral endowments a capital that can spur growth and reduce poverty in developing countries if deployed under appropriate conditions. The paper identifies the benefit streams of mining and the challenges for their equitable creation, investment, distribution and management. It articulates the conditions, success factors and strategies to maximizing the contribution of the minerals sector to growth and development in Africa. The entry points include creating a conducive and competitive policy, legal and regulatory environment and frameworks for business development; improving governance and management systems anchored on strong and capable institutions; opening up ...

45 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the role of formalization in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa, focusing specifically on Uganda, is addressed. But the meaning of formalisation is not always clear; nor how formalization contributes to economic development.

222 citations

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TL;DR: The authors survey fifty-two empirical studies on relationships between extractive industries and poverty, addressing both poverty impacts and possible linkage mechanisms, and find industrial mining to be more frequently associated with poverty exacerbation, and artisanal mining with poverty reduction.

160 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the need for integrated approaches to address pollution and socioeconomic challenges in low-income mining communities and argued that pollution abatement strategies fail if they do not explicitly address local socioeconomic capacities for improving environmental management, informed by an adaptive understanding of labor dynamics.

64 citations

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TL;DR: A general overview of the intellectual history of the question of mining in the development field can be found in this article, which describes the leading development theories and their normative claims with r...
Abstract: The paper presents a general overview of the intellectual history of the question of mining in the development field. It describes the leading development theories and their normative claims with r...

47 citations

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09 Oct 2018
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine how women employed in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa could be affected by moves made to formalize and support their activities under the Africa Mining Vision (AMV), which is Africa's own response to tackling the paradox of great mineral wealth existing side by side with pervasive poverty.
Abstract: This paper critically examines how women employed in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech mineral extraction and processing–in sub-Saharan Africa could be affected by moves made to formalize and support their activities under the Africa Mining Vision (AMV), ‘Africa’s own response to tackling the paradox of great mineral wealth existing side by side with pervasive poverty’. One of the main goals of the AMV is Boosting Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, which requires signatories to devise strategies for ‘Harnessing the potential of small scale mining to improve rural livelihoods and integration into the rural and national economy’. Moves being made to achieve this, however, could have an adverse impact on many of the women working in ASM in sub-Saharan Africa. Findings from the literature and research being undertaken by the authors in Sierra Leone and Zambia suggest that whilst most women engaged in ASM in the region work informally and as a result, face very challenging circumstances daily, many have adapted to their surroundings and now generate far more money than they would earn from any other income-earning activity. Governments must study these dynamics before taking action under the auspices of the AMV to formalize and support women in ASM.

46 citations