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Reforming small-scale mining in Sub-Saharan Africa: political and ideological challenges to a fair trade gold initiative

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Reforming small-scale mining in Sub-Saharan Africa: political and ideological challenges to a fair trade gold initiative. / Childs, John.
In: Resources Policy, Vol. 33, No. 4, 12.2008, p. 203-209.

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Childs, J 2008, 'Reforming small-scale mining in Sub-Saharan Africa: political and ideological challenges to a fair trade gold initiative', Resources Policy, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 203-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.08.002

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Childs, J. (2008). Reforming small-scale mining in Sub-Saharan Africa: political and ideological challenges to a fair trade gold initiative. Resources Policy, 33(4), 203-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.08.002

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Childs J. Reforming small-scale mining in Sub-Saharan Africa: political and ideological challenges to a fair trade gold initiative. Resources Policy. 2008 Dec;33(4):203-209. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.08.002

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Childs, John. / Reforming small-scale mining in Sub-Saharan Africa : political and ideological challenges to a fair trade gold initiative. In: Resources Policy. 2008 ; Vol. 33, No. 4. pp. 203-209.

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