There is no one amongst us with them! : transparency and participation in local natural resource revenue management |
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Author: | Kasimba, Sam A.1; Lujala, Päivi1,2 |
Organizations: |
1Department of Geography, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway 2Geography Research Unit, PL 8000, 90014 University of Oulu, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | accepted version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 2.1 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe201903219647 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier,
2019
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Publish Date: | 2020-10-23 |
Description: |
AbstractTo redistribute natural resource revenues back to local communities and to promote equitable benefit-sharing and inclusive decision-making, companies and governments increasingly use local benefit-sharing trust funds (LBSTFs) in resource-rich developing countries. Many LBSTFs manage substantial amounts of money, often in regions far from the central government and amongst politically and economically marginalized groups. Focusing on two LBSTFs in Ghana, this article examines the challenges for meaningful participation by local residents. The findings indicate that local residents lack access to relevant information, that the representation mechanisms in place restrict their opportunities to voice their opinions, and that they have no real influence on decision-making. In general, local residents feel a low sense of ownership towards the funds and the funded projects. The results suggest that to enhance meaningful participation, an LBSTF should be independent from the mining company and the intended beneficiaries themselves should be able to choose their representatives for the fund. see all
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Series: |
The extractive industries and society |
ISSN: | 2214-790X |
ISSN-E: | 2214-7918 |
ISSN-L: | 2214-790X |
Volume: | 6 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 198 - 205 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.exis.2018.10.011 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2018.10.011 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
519 Social and economic geography |
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Funding: |
This work was supported by the Research Council of Norway [Grant No. 231757] and the Academy of Finland [Grant Nos. 314143 and 309206]. |
Academy of Finland Grant Number: |
314143 309206 |
Detailed Information: |
314143 (Academy of Finland Funding decision) 309206 (Academy of Finland Funding decision) |
Copyright information: |
© 2018. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |