1. Introduction -- 2. Developing country growth and the commodity terms of trade -- 3. The statistical properites of commodity prices -- 4. Country case studies : primary commodities and economic development -- 5. Conclusion : commodity dependence in developing countries: economic destiny or...

Acknowledgements -- Emerging issues in the risk management, corporate governance and firm value relationships -- Risk management, corporate governance, accounting information : issues and theories -- Econometrics models for hedging, corporate governance and firm value -- Analysis of the hedging,...

Introduction -- The historical framework -- The geography of commodity production and trade -- Comparative advantage and the trade policy distortions -- The fossil fuels -- Price formation and price trends in commodities -- Commodity booms -- The commodity exchanges, commodity investments and...