Governance Ecosystems - (International Political Economy) by J Sagebien & N Lindsay (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The authors explore the complex dynamics of mining and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Latin America, including a reflection on the African continent, presenting arguments and case studies based on new research on a set of urgent and emerging questions surrounding mining, development and sustainability.

About the Author

FABIO ABDALA Sustainability Manager to Mining Operations for Alcoa Latin America and the Caribbean region JAN BOON Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada ROBERT CAMERON Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Study Lead in the Community and Aboriginal Affairs Division of Stantec Consulting Inc, USA BONNIE CAMPBELL Professor of Political Economy at the Department of Political Science at the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada. She is also Director of the 'Groupe de Recherche sur les Activités Minières en Afrique' (GRAMA), Canada CATHERINE COUMANS Research Coordinator and Coordinator of the Asia-Pacific Program at MiningWatch, Canada SILVANA DUNHAM DA COSTA Ph.D. from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada HEVINA S. DASHWOOD Associate Professor of Political Science at Brock University, Canada. DR. ALLEN GOSS Assistant Professor of Finance at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. RALPH HAMANN Associate Professor and Research Director at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa PAUL KAPELUS founding Director of the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, South Africa. MYRIAM LAFORCE Researcher at the Groupe de Recherche sur les Activités Minières en Afrique (GRAMA), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada CAROL ODELL Ph.D. Candidate at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada ED O'KEEFE Director at Synergy Global Consulting, a Global Company ETIENNE ROY GRÉGOIRE Member of the Groupe de Recherche sur les Activités Minières en Afrique (GRAMA), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada ANA CAROLINA ALVARES DA SILVA Worked on Several Projects for Junior Exploration and Large Mining Companies, Industry Associations and Local Communities in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Panama and Peru on Issues of Indigenous Rights, Artisanal Mining, Community Development and Social Impact Assessment TIMOTHY M. SHAW Professor and Director, Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago IAN SMILLIE Founder of Inter Pares, a Canadian NGO IRENE SOSA Senior Analyst at Jantzi-Sustainalytics, a Global Independent Sustainability Research and Analysis Firm MARCELLO VEIGA Associate Professor of the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada KERNAGHAN WEBB Associate Professor, Department of Law and Business, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Canada.