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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative  

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  • The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) was developed as a voluntary global standard for improved transparency in the distribution of profits from oil, gas, and minerals industries. Revenues from the extractive industries provide a significant proportion of government income in more than 50 developing countries that are home to some 3.5 billion people. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Extractive_Industries_Transparency_Initiative

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