Globalizing Philippine Mining
Author: Antonio A. Tujan
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13:
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Mining and Natural Hazard Vulnerability in the Philippines
Author: William N. Holden
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2013-10-15
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1783080515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe archipelago of the Philippines is well endowed with nonferrous mineral resources, and in recent years the Philippine government, acting under the influence of the dominant and seemingly ubiquitous neoliberal development paradigm, has liberalized its mining laws in order to accelerate economic development. Yet the Philippines is also a country highly prone to a variety of natural hazards that have the ability to interact adversely with mining’s potential for environmental degradation. Thus there are great dangers inherent in pursuing such a development paradigm: earthquakes can destabilize tailings storage facilities, typhoons can flood tailings ponds, and mine-pit dewatering can enhance the competition for groundwater resources during droughts. This study explores how these hazards amplify the environmental harm prevalent in mining, and reveals the substantial threat posed to the livelihoods of the archipelago’s poor, as well as the inadequacies of the very institutions designed to protect their environment.
Moving Mountains
Author: Geoffrey Russell Evans
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781842771990
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTransnational mining companies are key agents of corporate globalization. They are often larger than national economies, and dominate governments, local peoples and their environments. In response, affected communities and non-government organizations are creating new agendas for change and justice.
The Cost of Globalization
Author: Julian E. Kunnie
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-03-27
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 1476619778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe issues arising from rapid global integration have generally been treated in isolation by most academic works. This volume examines the many pitfalls of globalization from the perspective of impoverished and indigenous peoples, including the widening wealth gap, the struggle for restoration of dispossessed lands and cultural rights, global warming and ecological annihilation, and the experiences of women in underdeveloped regions. The United States' growing prison industrial complex is discussed. The author concludes with a call for reassessing current ways of living and proposes recreating cultures of conservation and sustainable economies. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Globalization
Author: Arjun Appadurai
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2001-09-03
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780822327233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDIVA special issue of PUBLIC CULTURE, this volume of essays explores the experiences and political economies of globalization in various locales./div
The Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation
Author: Berch Berberoglu
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-09-26
Total Pages: 485
ISBN-13: 3319923544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handbook on social movements, revolution, and social transformation analyzes people’s struggles to bring about social change in the age of globalization. It examines the origins, nature, dynamics, and challenges of such movements as they aim to change dominant social, economic, and political institutions and structures across the globe. Departing from a theoretical introduction that explores major classical and contemporary theories of social movements and transformation, the contributions collected here use a class-based approach to examine key cases of social movements, rebellions, and revolutions worldwide from the turn of the twentieth to the early twenty-first centuries. Against this wide-ranging background, the handbook concludes by charting the varied and competing future developments and trajectories of social movements, revolutions, and social transformations.
Historical Dictionary of the Philippines
Author: Artemio R. Guillermo
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 653
ISBN-13: 0810872463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Historical Dictionary of the Philippines, Third Edition contains a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries.
Mining Royalties
Author: James Otto
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book discusses the history of royalties and the types currently in use, covering issues such as tax administration, revenue distribution and reporting. It identifies the strengths and weaknesses of various royalty approaches and their impact on production decisions and mine economics. A section on governance looks at the management of mining revenue by governments and the need for transparency. There is an attached CD with examples of royalty legislation from over 40 countries.
Labour and Globalisation
Author: Ronaldo Munck
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780853238171
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is often assumed that social movements, such as that of labour, will simply be overwhelmed by the changes brought about by globalisation. This volume points to this conclusion as at best premature and possibly also misguided.
