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dc.contributor.advisorAmery, Hussein A., 1958-
dc.contributor.authorNazminia, Cameron
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T04:18:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-03T11:50:56Z
dc.date.available2013-04-15T04:18:44Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03T11:50:56Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.submitted2012
dc.identifierT 7080
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11124/76637
dc.description2012 Fall.
dc.descriptionIncludes illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractAfghanistan, a nation battered after three decades of war and conflict, has a new opportunity to reset the calculus on its internal and regional insecurities through the establishment of a mineral mining economy. Following the invasion of Afghanistan by coalition forces in the fall of 2001, billions of dollars of foreign aid have been funneled into the country. Critics argue that this assistance has not achieved significant, sustainable steps towards the Afghan society despite the good intentions of its donors. The Afghanistan National Development Strategy was created in 2008 as the nation's premier roadmap for initiatives that propel growth and development as a result of establishing a thriving mining sector. To what extent will mining play a role in securing Afghanistan's future? Does Afghanistan have a role to play in regional geopolitics through its vast mineral resources? This study aims to discuss the potential of non-fuel mineral mining in the Afghan state and will assess the extent to which modernization theory can be applied to ensure that further advancements are realized in political stability, human capital, and infrastructure development. These advancements would be achieved specifically through revenues, foreign direct investment in the mining sector, and enhanced security. The study concludes that in order for mineral mining in Afghanistan to take hold, a level of security must be attained in the development of institutions, engagement with the global market economy, expanding its regional ties, infrastructure development, and further developing its mineral economy.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado School of Mines. Arthur Lakes Library
dc.relation.ispartof2012 - Mines Theses & Dissertations
dc.rightsCopyright of the original work is retained by the author.
dc.subjectAfghanistan
dc.subjectdevelopment
dc.subjectMes Aynak
dc.subjectmining
dc.subjectmodernization theory
dc.subjectAfghanistan National Development Strategy
dc.subject.lcshMines and mineral resources -- Afghanistan
dc.subject.lcshProspecting -- Afghanistan
dc.subject.lcshEconomic development -- Afghanistan
dc.titleMining in Afghanistan: a pathway for development and modernization
dc.typeText
dc.contributor.committeememberDavis, Elizabeth Van Wie
dc.contributor.committeememberMiller, Hugh B.
dcterms.embargo.terms2013-04-15
dcterms.embargo.expires2013-04-15
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.disciplineLiberal Arts and International Studies
thesis.degree.grantorColorado School of Mines
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