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Do international commodity prices drive natural resource booms? An empirical analysis of small-scale gold mining in Suriname

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  • Heemskerk, Marieke, 2001. "Do international commodity prices drive natural resource booms? An empirical analysis of small-scale gold mining in Suriname," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 39(2), pages 295-308, November.
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