The Political Economy of Rare Earth Elements

Rising Powers and Technological Change

Ryan David Kiggins (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

228 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2015
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-36423-4 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Introduction: The Strategic And Security Implications Of Rare Earths; Ryan Kiggins
2. China's Rare Earth Industry And End-Use: Supply Security And Innovation; Jost Wubbeke
3. Rare Earths And Japan: Traditional Vulnerability Reconsidered; Kyoko Hatakeyama
4. Rare Earth Elements And The European Union; Maximilian Rech
5. The Curious Disjunction Of Rare Earth Elements And U.S. Politics: Analyzing The Inability To Develop A Secure REE Supply Chain; Steven Dobransky
6. Afghanistan From Barrier To Bridgehead: The Political Economy Of Rare Earth Elements And The New Silk Road; Michael Skinner
7. The Environment-Security Nexus In Contemporary Rare Earth Politics; Julie Klinger
8. Recycling Toward Rare Earths Security; Fanny Verrax
9. Rare Earth And One-Dimensional Society: Mining The Foundations Of Counterrevolutionary Seduction; Sean Walsh
10. Rare Earths In Africa And South America; Mauro Caraccioli
Afterword: Rare Earths In The WTO; Louis Furmanski

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Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.7.2015
Reihe/Serie	International Political Economy Series
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 228 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
	Technik ► Bergbau
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10	1-137-36423-8 / 1137364238
ISBN-13	978-1-137-36423-4 / 9781137364234
Zustand	Neuware