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The scramble for mineral resources in Cameroon: How can the government learn from previous conflicts and social responsibility failures?

Pages 107-115 | Published online: 22 Jul 2010

Notes

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  • Ibid; African Business, A new mining era for small and big firms, 6
  • Ibid
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  • See for example Collier et al, Managing resource revenues in developing economies, 3; Miguel et al, Economic shocks and civil conflict, 3
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