Governance Ecosystems [electronic resource] : CSR in the Latin American Mining Sector /
Sagebien, J.editor.
Lindsay, N.editor.
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.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, Maps and Box; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; List of Acronyms; Introduction: Companies and the Company They Keep: CSR in a 'Social and Environmental Value Governance Ecosystems' Context; 1 Systemic Causes, Systemic Solutions; 2 Sustainable Development Norms and CSR in the Global Mining Sector; 3 CSR and the Law: Learning from the Experience of Canadian Mining Companies in Latin America; 4 The Role of Governments in CSR
5 Regulatory Frameworks, Issues of Legitimacy, Responsibility, and Accountability: Reflections Drawn from the PERCAN Initiative6 Conflict Diamonds: The Kimberley Process and the South American Challenge; 7 Whose Development? Mining, Local Resistance, and Development Agendas; 8 Mining Industry Associations and CSR Discourse: Mapping the Terrain of Sustainable Development Strategies; 9 Drivers of Conflict around Large-scale Mining Activity in Latin America: The Case of the Carajás Iron Ore Complex in the Brazilian Amazon
10 Community and Government Effects on Mining CSR in Bolivia: The Case of Apex and Empresa Huanuni11 Corporate Social Responsibility in the Extractive Industries: The Role of Finance; 12 Responsible Investment Case Studies: Newmont and Goldcorp; 13 Anti-corruption: A Realistic Strategy in Latin American Mining?; 14 Sustainable Juruti Model: Pluralist Governance, Mining, and Local Development in the Amazon Region; 15 Energy and CSR in Trinidad and Tobago in the Second Decade of the Twenty-first Century; 16 Mining Companies and Governance in Africa; 17 Conclusion
Appendix: The Latin America-Canada Mining ConnectionBibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
International organization.
Latin America-Politics and government.
Political economy.
Political science.
International relations.
Industries.
International Organization.
Latin American Politics.
International Political Economy.
Political Science.
International Relations.
Industries.