The Platinum Boom in Rustenburg and the Bust of the Community : A case study of the Natural Resource Curse in South Africa
The dependence on natural resources is not a new phenomenon and it has posed issues in undiversified economies. The social impact that the booming of the mining industry has on the local level is still an area in need of investigation. The case study seeks to understand how the platinum mines of the...
Main Authors: | Lagercrantz, Hedvig, Khabbaz, Shima |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)
2019
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-87940 |
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