Political Economy of Rare Earth Elements

Rising Powers and Technological Change

AvRyan David Kiggins,Ryan David Kiggins

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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The contributors argue that rare earths are essential to the information technology revolution on which humans have come to depend for communication, commerce, and, increasingly, engage in conflict. They demonstrate that rare earths are a strategic commodity over which political actors will and do struggle for control.

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Utgivningsdatum:2015-07-27
Mått:140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt:420 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:International Political Economy Series
Antal sidor:228
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137364234

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Jost Wübbeke, Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin, Germany.Steve Dobransky, Independent Researcher.Kyoko Hatakeyama, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan.Sean Noah Walsh, Capital University, USA. Maximilian Rech, ESSCA School of Management, China. Fanny Verrax, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France.Michael Skinner, York University, Canada. Julie Klinger, University of California, Berkley, USA. Mauro J. Caraccioli, University of Florida, USA. Louis Furmanski, University of Central Oklahoma USA.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: The Strategic And Security Implications Of Rare Earths; Ryan Kiggins2. China's Rare Earth Industry And End-Use: Supply Security And Innovation; Jost Wubbeke3. Rare Earths And Japan: Traditional Vulnerability Reconsidered; Kyoko Hatakeyama4. Rare Earth Elements And The European Union; Maximilian Rech5. The Curious Disjunction Of Rare Earth Elements And U.S. Politics: Analyzing The Inability To Develop A Secure REE Supply Chain; Steven Dobransky6. Afghanistan From Barrier To Bridgehead: The Political Economy Of Rare Earth Elements And The New Silk Road; Michael Skinner7. The Environment-Security Nexus In Contemporary Rare Earth Politics; Julie Klinger8. Recycling Toward Rare Earths Security; Fanny Verrax9. Rare Earth And One-Dimensional Society: Mining The Foundations Of Counterrevolutionary Seduction; Sean Walsh10. Rare Earths In Africa And South America; Mauro CaraccioliAfterword: Rare Earths In The WTO; Louis Furmanski?