Suppose you live in a small, mineral-rich country, and a large, foreign mining company proposes to mine and market your minerals. How should revenue be divided between the company, your government, and citizens of the country? Who bears the greatest costs? How should displaced people be compensated? Who will make sure that compensation is fairly distributed?

Suppose you live in a small, mineral-rich country, and a large, foreign mining company proposes to mine and market your minerals. How should revenue be divided between the company, your government, and citizens of the country? Who bears the greatest costs? How should displaced people be compensated? Who will make sure that compensation is fairly distributed?

Economics:

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285859460

Author:BOYES, William

Publisher:BOYES, William

Chapter18: Globalization

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10E

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