Examining the commodity chains that have connected producers in Latin America with consumers around the world for 500 years, this work follows a specific commodity from its inception, through its development and transport, to its final destination in the hands of consumers

This paper analyzes global commodity trends and concludes that the marked decline in real commodity prices of the past decade should be regarded as largely permanent and irreversible. The authors contend that the analysis of commodity prices should be extended to include the role of the...

Die vorliegende Untersuchung versucht, die in der Abhängigkeit der demokratischen Industriestaaten von nichtenergetischen Rohstoffen impliziten Sicherheitsrisiken zu definieren und Möglichkeiten zu einer kooperativen Risikobewältigung zu entwickeln. Dies ist bislang - sieht man einmal von...

This open access book questions the stereotype depicting all Gulf (GCC) economies as not sustainable, and starts a critical discussion of what these economies and polities should do to guarantee themselves a relatively stable future. Volatile international oil markets and the acceleration of the...