1st Edition

The Social License The Story of the San Cristobal Mine

By Robert Boutilier, Ian Thomson Copyright 2019
204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

This unique book combines a colourful history of Bolivian politics with some of the most advanced quantitative techniques yet developed for socio-political risk analysis. This is the story of how a foreign-owned private sector mining company (Minera San Cristobal - MSC) earned, lost, and regained its social licence to operate. Robert G. Boutilier and Ian Thomson, leading experts in stakeholder... Read more

Preface

Part One: Historic Context

Chapter 1: In the Beginning

Chapter 2: The Historical Roots of Divergent Views of Fairness

Chapter 3: Bolivian Politics from the Spanish to the Neo-Liberals

Chapter 4: The Anti-Foreigner Turn

Part Two: Retrospective from Discovery to Operating Mine

Chapter 5: Social License Concept

Chapter 6: From Geological Discovery to Construction 1994-2004

Chapter 7: Construction: 2004 to 2006

Chapter 8: Transition to Operating Mine: 2007 to 2009

Chapter 9: Renegotiation of Roles and Rights: 2010 and 2011

Part Three: Stakeholder Strategies from Quantitative Measures

Chapter 10: Shift to Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods

Chapter 11: Co-evolution of Risk Hotspots with Bolivian Politics and Economy: 2009 to 2015

Chapter 12: From Findings to Strategies that Work

Part Four: Distinctive Features and Conclusions

Chapter 13: Women and the San Cristóbal Mine

Chapter 14: The Trouble with Llamas

Chapter 15: Concluding Observations

Biography

Robert G. Boutilier is a strategy consultant, social researcher, and Associate of the Centre for Sustainable Development at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Ian Thomson is a practising social consultant, researcher and communicator with more than 40 years of experience in the natural resource industries, most recently as principal of Shinglespit Consultants Inc., Canada.