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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452267203321

Autore

Weston Rae.

Titolo

Gold : a world survey / / Rae Weston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-7099-0202-6

0-203-09758-0

1-283-88439-9

1-136-22332-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (411 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

332.4/222

332.4222

Soggetti

Gold

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1983 by Croom Helm.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Gold in the international monetary system -- pt. 2. The demand side-- the forms and uses of gold -- pt. 3. The supply side-- the mining of gold -- pt. 4. The supply side-- old gold -- pt. 5. The gold markets -- pt. 6. The price of gold.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1983, this book provides a comprehensive view of gold and gold trading in its many facets, and identifies those sources of information that are important for an understanding of the world's gold markets. The author looks first at gold's changing role since 1960; in particular, the change from the fixed price to the present free market determination of price. The different forms the demand for gold takes - bullion, paper or in fabricated forms such as jewellery - are explained in detail. This is followed by an analysis of the supply side - new gold production and th