Radetzki, Marian.

A handbook of primary commodities in the global economy / Primary commodities in the global economy Marian Radetzki. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - x, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-225) and index.

The historical framework -- The geography of commodity production and trade -- Comparative advantage and the trade policy distortions -- Price formation and price trends in primary commodities -- The commodity exchanges, commodity investments and speculation -- The economics of exhaustible resource depletion -- Fears of and measures to assure supply security -- Producer cartels in international commodity markets -- Public ownership in primary commodity production -- The monoeconomies : issues raised by heavy dependence on commodity production and exports.

9780521880206 (hardback) 0521880203 (hardback)

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GBA783995 bnb

014100644 Uk


Primary commodities.
Commercial policy.
Primary commodities--Prices.

HF1040.7 / .R332 2008

338.02 / R128p

HF1040.7 / .R332 2008

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