World Bank2015-08-182015-08-182015-06-25https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22489For more than a decade, Africa has enjoyed a mineral boom. is the growth mostly happening in isolated places, sectors and periods? The approach adopted in this study is two-pronged. First, through case studies, including the results of fieldwork, mining’s impacts are examined in a country-specific context for each of three countries, Ghana, Mali, and Tanzania; and second, a statistical analysis is used to test whether the indicators of welfare improve with proximity to a mine.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWASTEPOPULATION DENSITIESRISKSENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYFISHQUANTITATIVE RESEARCHECONOMIC GROWTHTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESSMULTIPLIERSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONPERVERSE INCENTIVESDISPOSABLE INCOMECARBONPREVENTIONECONOMIC WELFARELAWSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONEXPECTATIONSPRODUCERSSOCIAL RESEARCHPROPERTY RIGHTSENVIRONMENTAL COSTSHEAVY METALSCOMMUNITY HEALTHPEDIATRICSLABOR FORCEEMISSIONSPOLITICAL ECONOMYHEALTH CAREREVENUESECONOMIC EFFECTSINCENTIVESHEALTHEQUILIBRIUMMODELSEMPIRICAL STUDIESNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCYREAL WAGESRETURNS TO SCALESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTINPUT PRICESAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTPUBLIC HEALTHDEVELOPED COUNTRIESKNOWLEDGEEMPIRICAL ANALYSISECONOMIC ACTIVITYFISCAL POLICIESEXERCISESOIL PRICESEXPLOITATIONARABLE LANDCROPPING SYSTEMSOILAIR POLLUTIONCROWDING OUTWELFARE EFFECTSEXTERNAL COSTSPOPULATION GROWTHINTERVENTIONHEALTH INDICATORSLABOR PRODUCTIVITYEXTERNALITIESNURSESMIGRATIONSPATIAL PATTERNSOBSERVATIONVIOLENCEPOLLUTIONLAND RESOURCESWELFARE GAINSECONOMIC POLICIESDIVIDENDSENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSNATURAL RESOURCESMIGRANTSMETALSMORTALITYSUBSIDIESEFFICIENCYFISHINGFOOD PRODUCTIONTAXESLAND USEEFFECTIVE USEPRIMARY SCHOOLSRESOURCESEQUITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHCONSUMPTIONECONOMIC IMPACTWORKERSWAGESSOCIAL SERVICESENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTVALUESPOLICY MAKERSAIR POLLUTION CONTROLHEALTH EFFECTSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSDEMANDHEALTH OUTCOMESNATIONAL INCOMEMINESSUSTAINABLE GROWTHAGGREGATE DEMANDPUBLIC EXPENDITURESFAMILY PLANNINGSTRESSEXPENDITURESPROPERTYCORPORATE TAXESMEASUREMENTNUTRITIONENVIRONMENTSOIL DEGRADATIONECONOMICSINFANT HEALTHTERMS OF TRADETAX REVENUEBUSINESS CYCLESFISHERIESWEIGHTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTRADELANDCHILDRENECONOMIES OF SCALECLINICSDRINKING WATERWORKING CONDITIONSHEALTH PROBLEMSOZONECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGEPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIESCOALECOLOGYWATER POLLUTIONREVENUEPOLLUTION CONTROLEMPIRICAL EVIDENCELIVING CONDITIONSARSENICSTRATEGYEPIDEMIOLOGYECOLOGICAL ECONOMICSREGISTRATIONFAMILIESINTERMEDIATE INPUTSPROFITSENVIRONMENTALACID RAINLABOR MARKETSPUBLIC GOODHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONDECREASING PRODUCTIVITYPRICESNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIESECONOMIESFOOD INDUSTRYPUBLIC GOODSReportWorld Bank10.1596/22489