Commodities, governance and economic development under globalization

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Commodities, governance and economic development under globalization

edited by Machiko Nissanke and George Mavrotas

Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Alfred Maizels' work on commodity trade and prices documented trends in a major area of international economic relations. This book elaborates the ideas in the tradition of Maizels' contributons, and discusses and extends these theories in relation to current problems.

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Foreword Preface and Introduction Current Contextual Setting for Development Finance PART I: COMMODITIES, TRADE AND GOVERNANCE: REFLECTIONS ON ALFRED MAIZELS' LIFE, WORK AND LEGACY Commodities, Co-operation, and World Economic Development: The Mission of Alfred Maizels, 1917-2006 Poverty, Power and Global Economic Governance PART II: COMMODITIES AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Issues and Challenges for Commodity Markets in the Global Economy: An Overview Commodity Market Structures, Evolving Governance and Policy Issues Commodities still in Crisis? Asian Drivers, Commodity Prices and the Terms of Trade Uncertain prospects of commodity-dependent developing countries PART III: CASE STUDIES OF COTTON AND COPPER Crises in Cotton of Francophone Africa: Fatality or Challenge for Multi-dimension Cooperation? Exchange Rate Management for Commodity Dependent Countries: A Zambian Case Study PART IV: FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE UNDER GLOBALIZATION A Role of Compensatory finance in the 21st century after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis The 'Bottom Billions': A Critique and Alternative View Global Rules and Markets: Constraints over Policy Autonomy in Developing Countries

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