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Dynamics of community perceptions, common resources and compensation practices in mining: The case of Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd at Ahafo

By: John Tiah Bugri and  Samuel Kumi  
Open Access
|Apr 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.757 | Journal eISSN: 1875-0281
Language: English
Published on: Apr 23, 2018
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