TY - JOUR
T1 - Resource politics in Mongolia: Large- and small-scale mines in collision
AU - Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala
AU - Crawford, Emily
AU - Ratcliffe, Jonathan
AU - Rose, Michael
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This paper outlines the debates surrounding the conflicts between large- and small-scale mining in Mongolia. It provides a historical overview of these conflicts, discusses the critical role of mining in Mongolia's international relations and foreign investment, and the chain of economic, social and environmental causes and effects at work in the trend of herders diversifying into (largely informal) mining activities. As we show, despite the rapid changes in relation to land, culture, community currently taking place in Mongolia stemming from neoliberal policies, privatization and deepening disparities in wealth, notions of social justice remain firmly rooted in socialist ethics.
AB - This paper outlines the debates surrounding the conflicts between large- and small-scale mining in Mongolia. It provides a historical overview of these conflicts, discusses the critical role of mining in Mongolia's international relations and foreign investment, and the chain of economic, social and environmental causes and effects at work in the trend of herders diversifying into (largely informal) mining activities. As we show, despite the rapid changes in relation to land, culture, community currently taking place in Mongolia stemming from neoliberal policies, privatization and deepening disparities in wealth, notions of social justice remain firmly rooted in socialist ethics.
U2 - 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102137
DO - 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102137
M3 - Article
SN - 0301-4207
VL - 73
JO - Resources Policy
JF - Resources Policy
ER -