1st Edition
The Impact of China on Global Commodity Prices The Disruption of the World’s Resource Sector
232 Pages
51 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
51 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Drawing on a large number of diverse sources, The Impact of China on Global Commodity Prices comprehensively and systematically evidences the trends in the prices of different sets of commodities, analyses the drivers of China’s demand for commodities the factors constraining global supply and in the role which the financialisation of commodities is playing in constraining commodity production.... Read more
1. Back to Centre Stage 2. A New Driver in the Global Economy 3. Commodities and Economic Growth 4. China as a Driver of Demand for Commodities 5. A Lagged Supply Response and the Impact on Commodity Prices 6. The Financialisation of the Commodities Sectors 7. How are Stakeholders Responding to the Commodities Super Cycle? 8. The Reshaping of the Natural Resources Sector
Biography
Masuma Farooki is a visiting Research Fellow at the Development Policy and Practice unit at The Open University, UK.
Raphael Kaplinsky is Professor of Development Policy and Practise at the Open University, UK."The role of raw materials in the rise of China as an economic power remains one of the most intriguing aspects of modern geopolitics. Farroki and Kaplinky provide new insights on how the trends are likely to reshape the global economic order. This book is a timely introduction to new diplomatic relations among world industrial powers and their developing country counterparts." -
Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
