The world copper industry : structure and economic analysis

1. Overview -- 2. The physical characteristics of the copper industry -- 3. World markets for copper : an institutional analysis -- 4. Copper prices and costs : an historical review -- 5. U.S. demand for copper : an introduction to theoretical and econometric analysis -- 6. Quantitative analysis of supply -- 7. International copper price stabilization and cartels -- 8. Investment in the copper industry : practices and approaches -- 9. Foreign investment in copper mining -- 10. Conflict resolution in mine development contracts : some recent examples -- 11. Some economic issues in nationalization, exploration, and the rate of exploitation of national mineral resources -- 12. World copper resources, mine capacity, and future demand -- 13. Special problems in the future supply of copper -- 14. Summary and conclusions.