@article{ref1,
title="Changing times and strategies: Shell's contribution to sustainable community development in the Niger Delta, Nigeria",
journal="Sustainable Development",
year="2007",
author="Ite, Uwem E.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="1-14",
abstract="Sustainable development and poverty are pervasive problems in the Niger Delta, mainly due to lack of significant Nigerian government commitment to the development of the region. As a corporate citizen, Shell has contributed in various ways to local community development in the area. Based on a critical analysis of the changes in its strategies and policies, the paper contends that Shell's previous approaches to community development in the Niger Delta encouraged unsustainable development and a culture of dependency. It concludes that the recently launched sustainable community development strategy has the potential to succeed where others failed, if it is implemented within a tri-sector partnership framework involving Shell, the Nigerian government and civil society. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.<p />",
language="",
issn="0968-0802",
doi="10.1002/sd.294",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sd.294"
}