The Impact of Mining on Spatial Inequality Recent Evidence from Africa

Addison, Tony ; Boly, Amadou ; Mveyange, Anthony

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: inequality;    mining;    socioeconomic development;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7960
RP-ID  :  WPS7960

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper investigates the relationshipbetween mining and spatial inequality in Africa during2001-12. The identification strategy is based on aunilateral causation between mining and district inequality.The findings show that when minerals are aggregated, miningincreases district inequality. But an analysis of individualminerals shows that mining affects district inequalitypositively and negatively, suggesting that mineral wealthcan be a curse and a blessing. Further analysis suggeststhat these results largely depend on whether mining isactive or closed, the scale of mining operations, the valueof minerals extracted, and the nature of mining activities-- important dimensions for shaping mining policies aimed atbolstering socioeconomic development in Africa.