Evolutionary governance in mining : Boom and bust in peripheral communities in Sweden

• Published in: Land Use Policy
• Main Authors: Haikola, Simon, Anshelm, Jonas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Linköpings universitet, Tema teknik och social förändring 2020
• Subjects: mining governance; state regulation; boom and bust; uneven development; centre-periphery; Social Sciences Interdisciplinary; Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap; Economic Geography; Ekonomisk geografi; Kiruna; Pajala
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-159299; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104056

This study investigates the consequences of dramatic price fluctuations on the global iron ore market between boom and bust for the Swedish communities Kiruna and Pajala, located above the polar circle, in the years 2006-2018. It focuses on the impact of the Swedish state’s reorientation towards neo...