Local resistance is powerful: Researchers studied 50 planned major drilling and mining projects and found that, in 50% of cases, local people launched some sort of “project blockade. “There is a popular misconception that local communities are powerless in the face of large corporations and governments... Our findings show that community mobilization can be very effective at raising the costs to companies.” says lead researcher Daniel Franks.
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 18:52:29 +0000
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