

@mastersthesis {6687,
	title = {Sustainable development and the northern export-oriented aluminium industry in {Brazil}: a multidisciplinary analysis},
	year = {1996},
	note = {U082489},
	school = {The University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)},
	type = {phdPh.{D}.},
	address = {Ann Arbor},
	abstract = {The present study initially examines the concept of {\textquoteright}sustainable development{\textquoteright} by examining the roots of the social and environmental problems in industrialised economies. It identifies the orthodox and limited approach of science, economists and international financial institutions, and the ineffectiveness of government{\textquoteright}s and corporation{\textquoteright}s policies to tackle some social and environmental impacts. The inappropriateness of conventional GDP/GNP measures and the lack of suitable accountability for the impacts caused by the exploitation of natural resources, mainly in developing and less developed countries is also considered. This analysis also takes into consideration the possible growth of these impacts due to increases in materials consumption and the globalisation of the world{\textquoteright}s economy. This leads to the increasing power of transnational corporations which are able to influence the international trade and governments policies.From this basis, the impacts of the activities of the aluminium industry world-wide, which is dominated by only six large corporations, are assessed. The Brazilian Amazonia was chosen by the aluminium corporations to be one of the export-oriented bases of the global aluminium industry, mainly because they were attracted by government subsidies and tax free operations. The research shows that this type of industry is not suitable for the development of the region because of its serious social and environmental impacts, i.e. soil, water and land contamination, deforestation and loss of biodiversity caused by bauxite mining. A link is also established between the industry and the large hydropower projects which have involved increases in the country{\textquoteright}s external debt accompanied by heavy social and environmental impacts.The thesis also concludes that the aluminium industry cannot deliver benefits for the local population because of the concentration of high electricity consumption in primary aluminium production and low level of employment.(DXN008,190)},
	keywords = {(UMI)AAIU082489, 0501:Economics, Bibliographies, economics, Psychology{\textendash}Abstracting, Social sciences, Statistics},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/301490024?accountid=14270},
	author = {Casagrande Junior, E.F.}
}
