Local natural resource curse and sustainable socio-economic development in a Russian mining community of Kovdor

Natural resource extraction forms the backbone of the Russian economy and characterizes the majority of regions and communities in the Russian North. The long-term socio-economic sustainability of natural resource extraction in resource abundant countries has been questioned and discussed in various...

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Main Author: Tuomas Kristian Suutarinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geographical Society of Finland 2015-03-01
Series:Fennia: International Journal of Geography
Online Access:http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/fennia/article/view/45316/14640