Abstract
In many developing countries, multinational enterprises (MNEs) in mining operate alongside fast-growing communities of informal artisanal, small-scale miners, This has led to direct conflict and competition for mineral resources among these mining parties. This paper introduces the Salience and Institutional Analysis and Design framework as a means to analyze the MNE strategies used to address informal miners across different governance levels in the gold mining sector of Ghana and discusses the implications of these strategies for sustainability. We identify the emergence of a cooperative strategy with informal miners as a sustainable alternative to the political strategy of reliance on the state to protect tenure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 52-62 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of World Business |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 16 Oct 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- MNEs
- CSR
- artisanal mining
- IAD
- stakeholder salience
- informalit