This article may be of particular interest in view of the fact that UNCTAD has now for the first time set down a schedule for preparatory negotiations on raw materials. The resolution of UNCTAD IV on the treatment of the integrated action programme for raw materials is now to be realised....

The situation in the world copper markets has been of woridwide interest, not only due to nationalization efforts in several producing countries but also because of the growing desire of less developed countries (LDCs) to establish international commodity agreements similar to the CIPEC model.

We study the impact of the access charges of copper and fiber unbundling on an incumbent's incentives to invest in fiber access networks. Once the fiber deployment is in place, the incumbent and the entrant compete for consumers in both copper and fiber markets. We show that when the regulator...