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In Mining Capitalism: The Relationship between Corporations and Their Critics, Stuart Kirsch examines the complex relationship between large-scale resource extraction projects, corporate social responsibility, and the responses of various critics, including local communities and NGOs. Focusing on the Ok Tedi Mine in Papua New Guinea, Kirsch analyzes the social and environmental consequences of mining, the evolving strategies corporations use to manage their reputations and mitigate criticism, and the diverse forms of resistance and advocacy employed by those affected by mining operations. He argues that corporate social responsibility initiatives, while often presented as solutions, can become tools for deflecting criticism and maintaining corporate power. The book draws on extensive ethnographic research, including interviews, archival materials, and participant observation, to provide a nuanced understanding of the dynamics of power, resistance, and social change in the context of resource extraction.

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