Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy: The World Bank and the Transformation of Mining in Asia

Hatcher, Pascale

With Asia as its backdrop, this book investigates the role played by the World Bank Group (WBG) in conceptualising and promoting new mining regimes tailored for resource-rich country clients. It details a particular politics of mining in the Global South characterised by the transplanting, hijacking and contesting of the WBG's mining agenda.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-10-02

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137031310

DOI: 10.1057/9781137031327

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 193