Earth Matters : Indigenous Peoples, the Extractive Industries and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Corporate social responsibility and democratisation: opportunities and obstacles -- 2 The impact of resource development on social ties: theory and methods for assessment -- 3 Realising solidarity: indigenous peoples and NGOs in the contested terrains of mining and corporate accountability -- 4 Understanding corporate-Aboriginal agreements on mineral development: a conceptual framework -- 5 Indigenous peoples, corporate social responsibility and the fragility of the interpersonal domain -- 6 Corporate engagement with indigenous women in the minerals industry: making space for theory -- 7 Archaeological heritage and traditional forests within the logging economy of British Columbia: an opportunity for corporate social responsibility -- 8 Indigenous employment outcomes in the Australian mining industry -- 9 The fragmentation of responsibilities in the MeLanesian mining sector -- 10 Shareholder activism and corporate behaviour in Ecuador: a comparative study of two oil ventures -- 11 Environmental justice concerns with transnational mining operations: exploring the limitations of post-crisis community dialogues in Peru -- 12 Indigenous people and mineral resource extraction in Russia: the case of diamonds -- 13 Conclusion -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- About the contributors -- Index.

Indigenous peoples have historically gained little from large-scale resource development on their traditional lands. This book explores the great diversity of approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the extractive industries, and the complex and evolving nature of indigenous-corporate relations.

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