Governments, international agencies, NGOs, and academics focus their projects' objectives
on monitoring mercury pollution in Artisanal Gold Mining (AGM). Rarely do these monitoring …

This paper introduces 'formalization bubbles' as a framework to facilitate the regularization of
artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and …

The motives behind self-employment and the differences between women and men are a
hot topic in entrepreneurship debate. This paper empirically explores the interaction of three …

Over the past two decades, necessity entrepreneurs—those who engage in
entrepreneurship because of a belief that decent or desirable livelihood alternatives do not …

This article offers preliminary reflections on the potential impact of COVID-19 on artisanal
and small-scale mining (ASM) activities–low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and …

This paper contributes to the debate on formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining
(ASM)–low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing–in sub-Saharan Africa …

Scholars and policymakers have recognized the importance of entrepreneurship to enhance
national development. Yet, it can be difficult to identify what type of entrepreneurship is …

Focusing on emerging markets, this paper compares the motives behind the entrepreneurial
activities of women within and across national boundaries. The research builds on the …

This paper reflects critically on efforts made to formalize artisanal and small-scale mining
(ASM)–low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing–in Mozambique …

Two scales of gold mining operations, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and large-
scale mining, have operated side by side in Ghana for decades. In the past, the two co …