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A new means of governing artisanal and small-scale mining?: Fairtrade gold and development in Tanzania

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A new means of governing artisanal and small-scale mining? Fairtrade gold and development in Tanzania. / Childs, John.
In: Resources Policy, Vol. 40, 06.2014, p. 128-136.

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Childs, J 2014, 'A new means of governing artisanal and small-scale mining? Fairtrade gold and development in Tanzania', Resources Policy, vol. 40, pp. 128-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.01.007

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Childs, J. (2014). A new means of governing artisanal and small-scale mining? Fairtrade gold and development in Tanzania. Resources Policy, 40, 128-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.01.007

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Childs J. A new means of governing artisanal and small-scale mining? Fairtrade gold and development in Tanzania. Resources Policy. 2014 Jun;40:128-136. Epub 2014 Mar 4. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.01.007

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Childs, John. / A new means of governing artisanal and small-scale mining? Fairtrade gold and development in Tanzania. In: Resources Policy. 2014 ; Vol. 40. pp. 128-136.

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