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Zambia's River of Acid

Geoff Riley

14th September 2015

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A must post article to the Development Economics board because here we have a graphic illustration of the negative externalities created from intensive copper mining in Zambia. This country has one of the lowest levels of intra-industry trade in the world; they are heavily dependent on a small cluster of industries, copper mining being right at the top.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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