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- Report year:2020
- Report author: Jorden De Haan, Kirsten Dales, James Mcquilken
- Organisation: Pact, Minerals, Materials and Society (MMS)
ASM is not only a poverty-driven livelihood for millions of people worldwide, but also a vibrant, dynamic and emerging economy – although its linkage to development imperatives is systematically understated in global metrics.