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* Toward best practice: corporate trends in environmental management — “A preliminary conclusion of MERN research is that technical change, stimulated by the drive for improved competitiveness and the environmental imperative, is reducing both production and environmental costs, to the advantage of those companies that have the resources and capacity to innovate.“ Alyson Warhurst (ed) Mining and the Environment Case Studies from the Americas. Available from http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-9341-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html | * Toward best practice: corporate trends in environmental management — “A preliminary conclusion of MERN research is that technical change, stimulated by the drive for improved competitiveness and the environmental imperative, is reducing both production and environmental costs, to the advantage of those companies that have the resources and capacity to innovate.“ Alyson Warhurst (ed) Mining and the Environment Case Studies from the Americas. Available from http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-9341-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html | ||
* Comparison with South Africa: Mining, Minerals and Economic Development and the Transition to Sustainable Development in Southern Africa, Available from http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G00603.pdf, | * Comparison with South Africa: Mining, Minerals and Economic Development and the Transition to Sustainable Development in Southern Africa, Available from http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G00603.pdf, | ||
* Comparison with Niger: Globalization (2008) Globalization and the challenge for Nigeria’s Development in the 21st Century. Available from http://globalization.icaap.org/content/v7.1/Akinboye.html | * Comparison with Niger: Globalization (2008) Globalization and the challenge for Nigeria’s Development in the 21st Century. Available from http://globalization.icaap.org/content/v7.1/Akinboye.html | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK60XaJJeJM Illegal mining in Ghana] Aljazeera three-part documentary. First part 12m01s | |||
=Conclusion= | =Conclusion= | ||
Globalization in world politics – restructured power. National governments should have the capacity to face pressures from MNCs: especially legislative capacity to prevent environmental damage (not regulated pollution aspects). There should be relevant institutional support for dealing with the problems generated. | Globalization in world politics – restructured power. National governments should have the capacity to face pressures from MNCs: especially legislative capacity to prevent environmental damage (not regulated pollution aspects). There should be relevant institutional support for dealing with the problems generated. | ||