#10244. Do Social Investments by Mining Companies Harm Citizen-State Relations? Experimental Evidence from Burkina Faso

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Abstract:
Do mining companies investing in public infrastructure in their host communities harm citizen-state relations? This study presents results from a survey-based field experiment conducted in two mining areas in Burkina Faso. We test whether informing respondents about investments undertaken by mining companies in domains considered classic government responsibilities affects citizens’ legitimating beliefs in their government and their likelihood of political participation. We randomly expose respondents to short audio stories about water infrastructure investments conducted by either a mining company or a municipal government in a fictitious but comparable village.
Keywords:
Corporate Social Responsibility; Mining; Political Participation; Social Contract; State Legitimacy; Survey experiment

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