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Contributing to policy debates, Mining Encounters uncovers the tensions, negotiations and disparities between different actors in the extractive industries, including exploiters and those who benefit or are impoverished by resource exploitation.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50361639502097,"sku":"CIN0745338372G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0745338372.jpg?v=1751328259"},{"product_id":"mining-and-development-in-sierra-leone-book-robert-jan-pijpers-9781032480688","title":"Mining and Development in Sierra Leone","description":"Mining and Development in Sierra Leone examines how different actors in Sierra Leone use the effects of large-scale mining to navigate and transform the challenging conditions of life.   The book offers an in-depth analysis of the processes of development and change that mark resource extraction environments globally. 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