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Bauxite Land‐Use Policy And Resettlement Programmes In Jamaica

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  • PARRIS A. LYEW‐AYEE

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The Government of Jamaica has just completed agreements with four of the five bauxite and alumina companies operating in Jamaica, Kaiser, Reynolds, Alcoa, and Alcan. The agreements went into effect on 1 February 1980. One of the results of these new agreements is the acquisition of all company‐owned bauxite lands by the government, and the rationalization of bauxite reserves. This article examines the bauxite resource management approach being taken by the government of Jamaica, considers the provisions of the new agreements, describes some of the problems associated with resettlement and relocation of people and structures to make the bauxite available for mining and details the formulae being pursued to deal with them. Le Gouvernement de la Jamaïque vient de conclure des accords avec quatre des cinq compagnies de bauxite ed d'alumine qui travaillent à a Jamaïque: Kaiser, Reynolds, Alcoa et Alcan. Ces accords sont entrés en vigueur le 1er février 1980. L'un des résultats de ces nouveaux accords est l'acquisition par le gouvernement de tous les terrains de bauxite possédés par les compagnies et l'utilisation rationnelle des réserves de bauxite. Cet article montre la politique suivie par le gouvernement en matière de ressources de bauxite, étudie les clauses des nouveaux accords, décrit quelques‐uns des problèmes posés par la réinstallation des gens et la remise en ordre des structures pour permettre l'exploitation de la bauxite et indique les mesures qui ont été prises en liaison avec ces problèmes. El Gobierno de Jamaica acaba de concluir acuerdos con cuatro de las cinco compañías de bauxita y aluminio que operan en Jamaica: Kaiser, Reynolds, Alcoa y Alcan. Los acuerdos entraron en vigor el primero de febrero de 1980. Algunos de los resultados de estos acuerdos son la adquisición por el gobierno de todos los territorios de bauxita poseídos por las compañías y la nacionalizacíon de las reserves de bauxita. Este artículo examina el enfoque seguido por el Gobierno en la gestión del recurso de bauxita, analiza las provisiones de los nuevos acuerdos, describe algunos de los problemas asociados con la relocación de habitantes y detalla las fórmulas que se están siguiendo para resolverlas.

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  • Parris A. Lyew‐Ayee, 1981. "Bauxite Land‐Use Policy And Resettlement Programmes In Jamaica," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 5(1), pages 69-75, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:5:y:1981:i:1:p:69-75
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1981.tb00439.x
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