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Access to natural resources as a means of development in Burkina Faso : doctoral thesis
ID Marn, Eva (Author), ID Bučar, Maja (Mentor) More about this mentor... This link opens in a new window, ID Lightfoot, Simon (Comentor)

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Abstract
The thesis addresses the problem of unequal access to natural resources, and the implications for sustainable development. It specifically analyses the case of gold mining in Burkina Faso aiming to understand how and to what extent the benefit obtained from the extraction of gold is used for the benefit of the population. The thesis presents a theoretical overview of the questions of access, ownership and in particular the question of sustainability of the use of natural resources/sustainability of mining. To think about the exploitation of resources, Bourdieu’s concept of the “field” is borrowed by which one observes the reality of natural resources’ economy and identifies the actors/stakeholders in their “field” of action. The aim is to find out whether the mined resources/assets are proportionately translated into some other wealth that covers, equally for all, the needs of the present generations without endangering the needs of the future generations. In studying the case of gold mining in Burkina Faso, a historical overview is presented as well as the institutional, legislative and policy framework to understand the external and internal circumstances that led the country to decide for the extraction, and the financial gains of the country. To complement the official data with the public perception and “on the ground” experience, 35 semi-structured interviews have been conducted with representatives of all the stakeholders. This allowed to follow the trajectories of personal and collective histories of concrete local people and mining communities and also, to get personal opinions of various public officials, representatives of mines and of different civil society organizations. In conclusion, my data from the ground matches with my theoretical findings in that a large part of non-renewable natural resources’ benefit finds ways other than to impact development. Despite some improved development indicators in the country, mining does not bring the proportional improvement of people's lives within the meaning of sustainable development.

Language:English
Keywords:sustainable mining, Bourdieu’s field, development, natural resources, gold, Burkina Faso
Work type:Doctoral dissertation
Typology:2.08 - Doctoral Dissertation
Organization:FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
Place of publishing:Ljubljana
Publisher:E. Marn
Year:2024
Number of pages:233 str.
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-156363 This link opens in a new window
UDC:502.131.1:622 (662.5)(043.3)
COBISS.SI-ID:197507331 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:22.05.2024
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Secondary language

Language:Slovenian
Title:Dostop do naravnih virov kot sredstvo za razvoj v Burkini Faso : doktorska disertacija
Abstract:
Doktorska naloga obravnava problematiko neenakega dostopa do naravnih virov in njegove posledice za trajnostni razvoj. Posebno pozornost posveča študiji primera o rudarjenju zlata v Burkini Faso, zato da bi razumeli, kako in v kakšnem obsegu se korist, pridobljena s črpanjem zlata, uporablja v dobro prebivalstva. Naloga vsebuje teoretični pregled vprašanj o dostopu, lastništvu in še zlasti o vprašanjih trajnostne rabe virov/trajnostnega rudarjenja. Za razmišljanje o izkoriščanju virov si izposodim Bourdieujev koncept »polja«, s pomočjo katerega lahko opazujemo gospodarstvo z naravnimi viri in identificiramo deležnike v njihovem »polju« delovanja. Cilj naloge je ugotoviti, ali so izkopani viri/sredstva sorazmerno pretvorjeni v neko drugo bogastvo, ki za vse enako zadovoljujejo potrebe sedanjih generacij, ne da bi to ogrozilo potrebe prihodnjih generacij. K preučevanju primera rudarjenja zlata v Burkini Faso je vključen zgodovinski pregled ter institucionalni, zakonodajni in politični okvir, zato da bi razumeli zunanje in notranje okoliščine, zaradi katerih se je država odločila za izkoriščanje, ter gospodarski rezultati države. Da bi uradne podatke dopolnili z javno percepcijo in izkušnjami »na terenu«, sem opravila 35 pol-strukturiranih intervjujev s predstavniki vseh deležnikov. Tako lahko sledimo osebnim in kolektivnim zgodbam konkretnih lokalnih ljudi in rudarskih skupnosti ter pridobimo osebna mnenja različnih javnih uradnikov, predstavnikov rudnikov in raznih organizacij civilne družbe. Sklep: podatki s terena se ujemajo z mojimi teoretičnimi ugotovitvami o tem, da se velik del iztržka od neobnovljivih naravnih virov izgubi oziroma ne vpliva na razvoj. Kljub nekaterim izboljšanim razvojnim kazalnikom v državi rudarstvo ne prinaša sorazmernega izboljšanja življenja ljudi, kot to terjajo načela trajnostnega razvoja.

Keywords:trajnostno rudarjenje, Bourdieu-polje, razvoj, naravni viri, zlato, Burkina Faso

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