The Social Impact of the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline: How Industrial Development Affects Gender Relations, Land Tenure, and Local CultureEdwin Mellen Press, 2007 - 217 pages This study explores the concepts of globalization, gender relations, and land tenure, and the intersection of these concepts in a globalizing project, represented by the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline project in selected communities in Cameroon. It questions the theories of globalization, the construction of women and men in the project, particularly as concern land resources. This work will appeal to scholars in social and management sciences, gender studies and environmental sciences in Africa, development agencies and multinational companies like the World Bank and petroleum consortiums, and policy makers. |
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Chapter One Background to the Research | 1 |
Chapter Two Literature Review | 13 |
Population Sample Size and Sampling Procedure | 31 |
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affected communities agricultural Akongo areas basic benefits calculated from field Cameroonian CFA francs Chad and Cameroon Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Communities as indicated communities in Cameroon communities reported communities studied community compensation community members concerns consortium control over land corporations COTCO data by authors decision-making economic employment ensure environmental Ewondo Exxon-Mobil farm Female field data Focus Group Discussion food crops forest gender relations globalising projects government of Cameroon Government of Chad grinding machines household improved income indicated by Key indicated by Men's individual compensation investment Key Informants Kribi labour land tenure livelihoods male Mbandjock Men's Focus Groups million negative NGOs Ngumba oil pipeline project opportunities ownership participation percent pipeline transportation poor population poverty production Project Construction regional compensation relationship Responses role sector social Source Table Total traditional University of Buea village WILBROS women Women's Focus workers World Bank youths