1st Edition

International Commodity Control A Contemporary History and Appraisal

By Fiona Gordon-Ashworth Copyright 1984
378 Pages
by Routledge

378 Pages
by Routledge

378 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1984, at a time when international commodity control was brought from the periphery to the centre of international trade policy, this book provided a new and more comprehensive approach to, and an analytical appraisal of, international commodity controls, from their origins in the 1920s to their widespread acceptance as an important element in international trade policy in... Read more

 

Part 1: The Economic and Institutional Framework of International Commodity Control 1. Primary Commodity Trade and Associate Problems 2. The Development of International Policy Concerning Commodities 3. The Role of New Trading Blocs and of the US since 1945 Part 2: The Mechanics of Commodity Control 4. International Controls 5. National Counterparts and Alternatives Part 3: International Control in Practice 6. Tin 7. Wheat 8. Sugar 9. Rubber 10. Coffee 11. Cocoa 12. Tea 13. Olive Oil 14. Cartels. Appendix: International Commodity Agreements: A Summary of Key Features

Biography

Fiona Gordon-Ashworth worked in the International Division of the Bank of England. 

Review of the original edition of International Commodity Control:

‘…this is a book to be generally recommended both to those interested in international commodity problems and the difficulties of market regulation and to the wider audience of students of applied economics. It is well written and well researched and places current issues in a broad historical context.’ Alfred Maizels, The Journal of Development Studies, 21: 4 (1985)