Social responsibility in mining and the local political cycle: the case of alcoa in Juruti (Pará)

The mining industry seeks to promote more responsible environmental and social practices with stakeholders in order to better distribute the benefits of the operation and avoid negative social and environmental externalities from previous experiences. The case study of the new social responsibility...

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Main Authors: Donadelli, Flávia, Veiga, João Paulo, Brandão, Rodrigo, Martin, Scott
Format: Online
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas 2016
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Online Access:https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/ruris/article/view/16935
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Summary:The mining industry seeks to promote more responsible environmental and social practices with stakeholders in order to better distribute the benefits of the operation and avoid negative social and environmental externalities from previous experiences. The case study of the new social responsibility model of Alcoa in Juruti (Pará) highlights that despite the conflicts with rural communities, the benefits from the mining operation were actually distributed, even if asymmetrically, among the population of the urban and rural areas of Juruti.
ISSN:2317-1480