HUMAN CAPITAL AND MINERAL RESOURCES IN GREENLAND
Author
Monti, Federica
Term
4. term
Publication year
2014
Abstract
This study examines how mineral resource exploitation can support development in Greenland through investment in human capital, defined as knowledge, skills, and competencies useful for economic activity. Using a deductive approach with interpretative and explanatory inferences, it draws on qualitative data analyzed through a comparative, case-oriented design across three mining regions: the Northwest Territories (Canada), Western Cape (Australia), and Alaska (USA). Across these cases, human capital emerges as central even when not named explicitly; government, local communities, and mining companies share development goals and achieve better outcomes through structured cooperation. Mining firms strategically invest in human capital as part of their CSR, and activities that strengthen a broader private sector are advised to ensure sustainable development after mine closures. The study is mainly predictive and suggests that targeted human capital investment should be integrated into Greenland’s resource exploitation plans to foster long-term, self-sustaining development.
Dette studie undersøger, hvordan udnyttelse af mineralressourcer kan fremme udvikling i Grønland gennem investeringer i menneskelig kapital, forstået som viden, færdigheder og kompetencer nyttige for økonomisk aktivitet. Med et deduktivt udgangspunkt og fortolkende samt forklarende inferenser anvendes kvalitative data i et komparativt, case-orienteret design med tre minedistrikter: Northwest Territories (Canada), Western Cape (Australien) og Alaska (USA). På tværs af disse cases fremstår menneskelig kapital som centralt, selv når begrebet ikke nævnes direkte; regering, lokalbefolkning og mineselskaber deler udviklingsmål og opnår bedre resultater gennem struktureret samarbejde. Mineselskaber investerer strategisk i kompetenceopbygning som led i deres CSR, og aktiviteter der styrker et bredere privat erhvervsliv anbefales for at sikre bæredygtig udvikling efter mine-lukninger. Studiet er overvejende forudsigende og peger på, at målrettede investeringer i menneskelig kapital bør integreres i planlægningen af ressourceudvinding i Grønland for at opnå langsigtet, selvbærende udvikling.
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