Full Description
This book examines the relationship between the governments of less developed countries (LDCs) and foreign-owned firms engaged in the extraction of minerals for export. With an approach that synthesizes economic theory, technical considerations, and political factors, Cobbe provides a fresh look at the policy aspects of the "resource bargaining†p
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Market Organization -- Extractive Firms in Less Developed Countries -- Governments in Less Developed Countries -- Special Features of Extractive Industries -- Bargaining -- Case Study 1: Minerals in Botswana -- Case Study 2: Copper in Zambia -- Summary and Conclusions
