Governance of Extractive Industries Durée de l'évènement: Page
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sur l'évènement: Extractive industries are those that are
related to mineral and hydrocarbon products such as gold,
phospates, diamonds, oil, gas, etc. Extractive industries remain
the economic bedrock for many developing countries, generating
the main, if not the sole source of fiscal revenues, foreign
exchange earnings and surpluses to finance much needed socio-
economic development. Yet, studies and surveys indicate that
these countries have been unable to use effectively the
resources from extractive industries and therefore they have
shown poor economic performance in comparison with countries
with similar levels of income. The quality of governance has
come to be viewed as a key factor influencing the ability of
countries to use revenues from their extractive industries for
development. In many cases, large extractive industries even
appear to have retarded economic and social deve