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dc.contributor.authorStanding, André
dc.contributor.authorHilson, Gavin
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-04T08:17:58Z
dc.date.available2018-01-04T08:17:58Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-30
dc.identifieroai:www.cmi.no:4791
dc.identifier.citationBergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2013:5) 30 p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2474814
dc.description.abstractIn the context of a mining boom in Africa, a critical consideration is how governments use increased mineral wealth to foster development, particularly in rural communities where mining takes place. While many African countries do not have a strong track record of managing mineral wealth well, Ghana is often considered a model of best practice, based on its policy of distributing a proportion of mining rents to local authorities and traditional leaders in mining affected communities. In this paper the authors review this policy and, contrary to the positive view of some experts, they explain that forms of corruption and mismanagement undermine it. The paper considers the policy implications. Two complimentary policy goals represent the usual remedies for combatting corruption; increasing transparency and improving social accountability. Both of these objectives are important, but the authors identify a number of potential limitations to their implementation. A third policy that is gaining more international support is also considered, which involves using the wealth from natural resource sectors to fund a universal cash transfer scheme. The paper considers the feasibility and potential benefits of this in Ghana, not only in terms of improving the developmental contribution of mineral wealth, but also how a cash transfer scheme may overcome corruption and poor governance.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherChr. Michelsen Institute
dc.relationU4 Issue
dc.relation2013:5
dc.relation.ispartofU4 Issue
dc.relation.ispartofseriesU4 Issue 2013:5
dc.relation.urihttps://www.cmi.no/publications/4791-distributing-mining-wealth-to-communities-in-ghana
dc.subjectNatural Resources
dc.subjectMining
dc.subjectMinerals
dc.subjectCorruption
dc.subjectRural Communities
dc.subjectCash Transfer Schemes
dc.subjectNatural Resource Management
dc.subjectGhana
dc.titleDistributing mining wealth to communities in Ghana: Addressing problems of elite capture and political corruption
dc.typeResearch report


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