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extractive industries sector  

Definition

  • Extractive industries are an important and controversial aspect of the global economy. They deal with the development, extraction, and sale of exhaustible (nonrenewable) natural resources. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Extractive Industries Sector]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J3XJT45L-L

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