Africa's oil trade plays a vital role in the global oil market, but it is more vulnerable compared to other regions due to its resource dependency. This study examines the evolution of …
The unpredictable impacts of sudden shocks such as the current COVID-19 pandemic or the current energy crisis accelerated by the Russia-Ukraine war have led to a renewed interest …
This book investigates the relationship between mining, mine closure and housing policy in post-apartheid South Africa, using concepts from new institutional economics and …
M Breul, M Atienza - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Economic diversification is seen as imperative for mining regions to achieve an economically sustainable form of development. Yet, existing knowledge is largely drawn …
L Stihl - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper follows the development of the tourism industry in a small, traditional mining town in northern Sweden. It highlights local agency in the diversification process, as well as …
JE Rørheim, R Boschma - Environment and Planning A …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Many studies have shed light on the positive side of relatedness, but little attention has yet been devoted to possible downsides of relatedness for firm performance in regions. We …
E Fernández-Vázquez - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper tries to shed light in the research that relates mining activities and regional diversification by studying how a group of local economies heavily specialized in mining …
M Breul, TXT Nguyen - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Economic diversification is seen as imperative to reduce resource-dependent economies' vulnerability to a broader resource curse. Despite its importance, we know surprisingly little …