Raymond F. Mikesell outlines the activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank over the course of their history and evaluates the organizations' success in meeting their original and subsequent goals. He analyzes the debate over the IMF's role in managing the...

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...