The Lihir Destiny Cultural Responses to Mining in Melanesia

• मुख्य लेखक: Bainton, Nicholas A. (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: ANU Press 2010
• श्रृंखला: Asia-Pacific Environment Monographs
• विषय: Development studies; Sociology
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The people of the Lihir Islands in Papua New Guinea have long held visions of a prosperous new future, often referred to by local leaders as the 'Lihir Destiny'. When large-scale gold mining activities commenced on the main island of Lihir in 1995, many hoped that this new world had finall...