Under-Mining the Power of Communities: The Politics of Mining and Local Community in the Philippines

Master's Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Pedagogy - Theory of Science, Anthropology, grade: B, Ateneo de Manila University (Institute of Philippine Culture), course: MA Anthropology, language: English, abstract: Environmentally critical projects such as mining remain a controversial and divisive issue in mineral-rich communities. Arguably, mining projects bring jobs, revenues to local governments, cash income, and various development projects, such as electrification, paved roads, ...