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Toward a viable independence? The Koniambo Project and the political economy of mining in New Caledonia

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2004

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Horowitz, Leah

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University of Hawaii Press

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In New Caledonia, pro-independence leaders perceive economic autonomy as a prerequisite for political independence. The Koniambo Project, a joint venture between a Canadian multinational and a local mining company, is seen by many Kanak as an opportunity

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Keywords: colonialism; independence; indigenous population; mining; political economy; Melanesia; New Caledonia; oceanic regions; Pacific islands; Pacific Ocean; World Falconbridge; France; Independence movement; Kanak; Koniambo Project; Mining; New Caledonia

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/78850

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ANU Research Publications

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The Contemporary Pacific

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