1st Edition
The Economics of the East Asia Steel Industries Production, Consumption and Trade
Edited By Yanrui Wu
Copyright 1998
375 Pages
by
Routledge
376 Pages
by
Routledge
375 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1998, the objective of this book is to provide a detailed examination of steel production, consumption and trade in East Asia. Specifically, it addresses steel trade and investment environment in East Asia and forecasts steel price movement in the future. In addition, a major focus in this book is the investigation of the metals industry in China, Asia's emerging steel giant.... Read more
1. Introduction and Overview. Yanrui Wu. 2. Iron and Steel Trade in Souteast Asia and the World. MoonJoong Tcha. 3. Intensity of Steel Use and Environments in Southeast Asia. MoonJoong Tcha. 4. China’s Metals Industry (I). Yanrui Wu. 5. China’s Metals Industry (II). Yanrui Wu. 6. World Demand for Metals. Yanrui Wu. 7. Analysis of Steel Prices. MoonJoong Tcha and Larry A. Sjaastad. 8. Steel Price Projections. MoonJoong Tcha and Paul J. Kim. 9. Trade Complementarity: Western Australia and Korea. Robert A. Greig.
Biography
Yanrui Wu
’If you are interested in steel in East Asia, especially the region’s impact on world steel markets, then this book is for you. You will want to see its data, analysis and projections. The depth of its treatment of China’s metal industries is a highlight.’ Dr Christopher Findlay, University of Adelaide, Australia ’Any economist interested in steel markets will want this edited volume of papers. The book - focusing especially on the countries of southeast Asia and China - represents a good mix of data, description and sophisticated economic modeling of production, consumption, trade and prices.’ Roderick G. Eggert, Professor, Colorado School of Mines, US and Editor, Resources Policy ’...provides very useful insights into the shifts in global patterns of metals consumption...the presentation is clear and the underlying analysis solid and well explained.’ Asian Pacific Economic Literature
