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Mining, Local Governments and Access to Water in Peru

Erman, Alvina LU (2014) NEKN01 20141
Department of Economics
Abstract
This study identifies a negative impact of mining on access to the public water system in Peru using district data from 2011 and a similar methodology as Loayza, Mier y Teran and Rigolini (2013). One potential explanation for this result can be found by assessing the effects of mining on the investment prioritization of local governments; responsible for providing basic services in Peru. A quantitative assessment of public investment data on a district level indicates that mining districts tend to have a lower propensity to invest in water and sanitation and a higher propensity to invest in infrastructure; a pattern which corresponds to the incentive scheme of the mining industry. By studying the potential indirect and direct channels of... (More)
This study identifies a negative impact of mining on access to the public water system in Peru using district data from 2011 and a similar methodology as Loayza, Mier y Teran and Rigolini (2013). One potential explanation for this result can be found by assessing the effects of mining on the investment prioritization of local governments; responsible for providing basic services in Peru. A quantitative assessment of public investment data on a district level indicates that mining districts tend to have a lower propensity to invest in water and sanitation and a higher propensity to invest in infrastructure; a pattern which corresponds to the incentive scheme of the mining industry. By studying the potential indirect and direct channels of influence that the industry has over local governments, the study concludes that the presence of mining is affecting local governments to invest in areas which benefit the mining industry on the expense of adequate service delivery for its citizens. (Less)
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author
Erman, Alvina LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
An empirical assessment of the mining industry’s impact on district level access to water and the local governments’ investment prioritization
course
NEKN01 20141
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Mining, local governments, access to water, social conflicts, environmental impact of mining, water supply, Peru, political economy, canon minero, public investment, development
language
English
id
4443012
date added to LUP
2014-06-03 13:48:33
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2014-06-03 13:48:33
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  abstract     = {{This study identifies a negative impact of mining on access to the public water system in Peru using district data from 2011 and a similar methodology as Loayza, Mier y Teran and Rigolini (2013). One potential explanation for this result can be found by assessing the effects of mining on the investment prioritization of local governments; responsible for providing basic services in Peru. A quantitative assessment of public investment data on a district level indicates that mining districts tend to have a lower propensity to invest in water and sanitation and a higher propensity to invest in infrastructure; a pattern which corresponds to the incentive scheme of the mining industry. By studying the potential indirect and direct channels of influence that the industry has over local governments, the study concludes that the presence of mining is affecting local governments to invest in areas which benefit the mining industry on the expense of adequate service delivery for its citizens.}},
  author       = {{Erman, Alvina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Mining, Local Governments and Access to Water in Peru}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}