Governments And Mining Companies In Developing Countries

by James H. Cobbe

Overview

This book examines the relationship between the governments of less developed countries (LDCs) and foreign-owned firms engaged in the extraction of minerals for export. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367021627
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/18/2019
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

James H. Cobbe, assistant professor of economics at Florida State University, has been a lecturer in economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the University of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, and the National University of Lesotho.

Table of Contents

Preface — Introduction — Market Organization — Extractive Firms in Less Developed Countries — Governments in Less Developed Countries — Special Features of Extractive Industries — Bargaining — Case Study 1: Minerals in Botswana — Case Study 2: Copper in Zambia — Summary and Conclusions