The Village Beside the Mine: Mandated Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Development in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Brief Overview

The 2018 DRC Mining Code’s mandated CSR reduced armed conflict, improved child vaccination, and enhanced local development near foreign-owned mines, showing that binding obligations promote peace and human development in host communities.

Authors

• Gyu Sang Shim, University of Texas at Dallas

• Yingyi Lin, University of Texas at Dallas