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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783637703321

Titolo

Agricultural and Mineral Commodities Year Book

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, Nov. 2002

Boulder, : NetLibrary, Incorporated [distributor]

ISBN

1-135-35611-4

1-280-06426-9

9786610064267

0-203-40355-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (379 p.)

Disciplina

338.1

382

Soggetti

Commercial statistics

Farm produce

Mineral industries

Primary commodities

Produce trade

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; The Contributors; PART ONE Introduction; Agricultural Commodity Trade in International Relations; Introduction; The Case for Freer International Trade; Agriculture in the GATT/WTO; The Roots of the (Intractable) Problem; The Current State of Play; Summary and Conclusions; Bibliography and References; Developments in World Mineral and Energy Markets; Introduction; Market Trends; Energy Supply: A Global Challenge; Exploration and Production; Industry Consolidation; International Issues

The Kyoto ProtocolConclusion; Food Security and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; Defining Food Security; State of Affairs; Food Security-A Development Problem; Trade, Food Security and the WTO-Understanding the Linkages; Features of the AoA; Food Security and the AoA-Issues of Concern; Bibliography and References; PART TWO



Commodity Surveys; Aluminium and Bauxite; Banana; Barley; Cassava; Chromium; Coal; Cobalt; Cocoa; Coconut; Coffee; Copper; Cotton; Diamonds; Gold; Groundnut; Iron Ore; Jute; Lead; Maize; Manganese; Millet and Sorghum; Natural Gas; Nickel; Oil Palm; Petroleum; Phosphates

PlatinumRice; Rubber; Silver; Sisal; Soybeans; Sugar; Tea; Tin; Tobacco; Uranium; Wheat; Wool; Zinc; PART THREE Major Commodity Organizations; Major Commodity Organizations

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