The political economy of rare earth elements : rising powers and technological change
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The political economy of rare earth elements : rising powers and technological change
(International political economy series)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
- : hardcover
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The contributors argue that rare earths are essential to the information technology revolution on which humans have come to depend for communication, commerce, and, increasingly, engage in conflict. They demonstrate that rare earths are a strategic commodity over which political actors will and do struggle for control.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: The Strategic And Security Implications Of Rare Earths
- Ryan Kiggins 2. China's Rare Earth Industry And End-Use: Supply Security And Innovation
- Jost Wubbeke 3. Rare Earths And Japan: Traditional Vulnerability Reconsidered
- Kyoko Hatakeyama 4. Rare Earth Elements And The European Union
- Maximilian Rech 5. The Curious Disjunction Of Rare Earth Elements And U.S. Politics: Analyzing The Inability To Develop A Secure REE Supply Chain
- Steven Dobransky 6. Afghanistan From Barrier To Bridgehead: The Political Economy Of Rare Earth Elements And The New Silk Road
- Michael Skinner 7. The Environment-Security Nexus In Contemporary Rare Earth Politics
- Julie Klinger 8. Recycling Toward Rare Earths Security
- Fanny Verrax 9. Rare Earth And One-Dimensional Society: Mining The Foundations Of Counterrevolutionary Seduction
- Sean Walsh 10. Rare Earths In Africa And South America
- Mauro Caraccioli Afterword: Rare Earths In The WTO
- Louis Furmanski ?
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