Leading companies operating in the extractive industries sector have adopted policies and standards aimed explicitly at increasing ?local procurement? in their supply chains, recognising that local economic participation has benefits for companies and communities alike. As this practice has...

A continuing challenge for researchers and practitioners alike is the lack of data on the effectiveness of corporate–community investment programmes. The focus of this article is on the minerals industry, where companies currently face the challenge of matching corporate drivers for strategic...

A continuing challenge for researchers and practitioners alike is the lack of data on the effectiveness of corporate-community investment programmes. The focus of this article is on the minerals industry, where companies currently face the challenge of matching corporate drivers for strategic...

The main purpose of this Handbook is to provide overviews and assessments of the state-of-the-art regarding research methods, approaches and applications central to economic geography. The chapters are written by distinguished researchers from a variety of scholarly traditions and with a...

This study has focused on the third factor, specifically, the creation of local benefits through supplier linkages. The World Bank commissioned a pilot study to inform the nature and scale of potential support to the three Central Asian countries, with the goal of mining-related domestic...