Can Microcredit Services Alleviate Hardship in African Small-scale Mining Communities?

被引：43

作者：

Hilson, Gavin ^{[1
]}

Ackah-Baidoo, Abigail ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Reading, Reading, Berks, England

[2] Aston Univ, Sch Business, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2011年 / 39卷 / 07期

关键词：

microcredit; artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM); sub-Saharan Africa; poverty; MERCURY POLLUTION; CHILD LABOR; GHANA; PERSPECTIVES; REFLECTIONS; GOVERNMENT; DYNAMICS; POVERTY; FINANCE; POLICY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.10.004

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper critically examines the challenges with implementing microcredit services for small-scale mine operators-individuals engaged in labor-intensive mineral extraction and/or processing using low-tech methods-in sub-Saharan Africa. The region's policymakers have shied away from launching microcredit programs for small-scale mining, frustrated by the disappointing results of the past and unsure about how to proceed with implementation. Recent efforts to provide microcredit services for operators in Talensi-Nabdam District, Northern Ghana, however, illustrate how with a renewed level of commitment and the development of blueprints which adequately address the appropriate criteria, fairly robust schemes can be launched. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1191 / 1203

页数：13

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