1st Edition
International Commodity Markets and the Role of Cartels
By Mark S. LeClair
Copyright 2000
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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The phenomenon of collusive international agreements (cartels) became widespread in the 1930s. At that time, attempts to control production and prices were mainly the prerogative of multinational firms operating in the developing (then colonized) world. The "modern era" of cartels began in the 1960s, when the governments of developing nations began to participate in commodity agreements to achieve... Read more
1. International Commodity Markets and the Rise of Cartels; 2. The Dependence of Developing Nations on Commodity Exports; 3. The History and Evaluation of Significant Commodity Cartels; 4. The Impact of Commodity Price Inflation on the Developed Nations; 5. Addressing the Problem of Commodity Price Instability
Biography
Mark S. LeClair
