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The Oligarchs and Mining
Neil Christie
PHIL146
September 26, 2003
“Mineral dependence has been shown to slow and even reduce economic growth in some developing countries-a phenomenon the economists have dubbed “the resource curse.” (Sampat 120) This statement, about how the mining industry has an effect on the economy, shows that minerals may not be the answer for developing countries desperate for any kind of wealth. ... After examining the mining industry and its state of nature currently, it could be plausible to say that it is controlled by oligarchic families. ... ” (Sampat 111) Mining has a definite impact on our environment and if something doesn’t change it soon the toll will become larger and larger. ... Mining alone emitted some 142 million tons of these horrible toxins into the atmosphere in 1995, according to Sampat. ... ” (Sampat 115)
Our precious habitats and many primitive ecosystems are in danger of being destroyed by mining activities. Of all frontier forests that are currently threatened in the world, nearly 40% of that responsibility rests upon the mining industry. ... mining company which started in 1973, and has been expanding gradually ever since. ... ” (Sampat 117) This just shows how even though the mining may have stopped; the ruins of waste ore are still prevalent. ... Whether we apply it to the society as a whole, the individual workers, or the ecosystems it threatens, “Mining is still the world’s most hazardous occupation. ... These aristocrats are the oligarchs presenting them as having tory values. ... ” (Stewart 74) If oligarchs are slowly transforming a tory culture then the tradition based economy needs to be changed if there is to be any transfer of wealth and power. ... “Oligarchs are wealthy because they have redistributed the available money and goods from others to themselves. ... “Oligarchs, however, claim their own rights and privileges as universal, but their responsibilities as limited to their own families. ... Oligarchs believe that the poor are always going to be in the society; it is nobody’s responsibility but their own to change. ...
Since this system of mining and corruption within the industry seems to exist, then one might consider it to be controlled by oligarchic families. The owners and beneficiaries of these huge multi-national mining corporations show some definite oligarchic characteristics. ... Mining has been portrayed as a good stimulator for the economy of small town and cities, but it never proves to live up to its claims.
Approximate Word count = 1880
Approximate Pages = 7.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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