The Remaking of the Mining Industry [electronic resource] /
Humphreys, D.author.
The industrialisation of China prompted the biggest commodity boom of modern times. Soaring prices gave rise to talk of a commodity super cycle and induced a wave of resource nationalism. The author, who was chief economist at two of the world's largest mining companies, describes how this resulted in a transformation of the global mining industry.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; About the Author; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Barren Years; 2 China Changes Everything; 3 Feeding the Dragon; 4 PricesTakeWing; 5 An Industry Transformed; 6 Enter the Emergers; 7 Dividing the Spoils; 8 Consumer Concerns; 9 The Next Thirty Years; Notes; Selected Bibliography and Data Sources; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The industrialisation of China prompted the biggest commodity boom of modern times. Soaring prices gave rise to talk of a commodity super cycle and induced a wave of resource nationalism. The author, who was chief economist at two of the world's largest mining companies, describes how this resulted in a transformation of the global mining industry.
Urban economics.
Economic growth.
Macroeconomics.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Urban Economics.
Economic Growth.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Regional/Spatial Science.