First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Introduction 1 Overview Brief History of Copper 2 The Physical Characteristics of the Copper Industry 3 World Markets for Copper: An Institutional Analysis 4 Copper Prices and Costs: An Historical Review 5 U.S. Demand for Copper: An Introduction to Theoretical and Econometric Analysis 6 Quantitative Analysis of Supply 7 International Copper Price Stabilization and Cartels 8 Investment in the Copper Industry: Practices and Approaches 9 Foreign Investment in Copper Mining 10 Conflict Resolution in Mine Development Contracts: Some Recent Examples 11 Some Economic Issues in Nationalization, Exploration, and the Rate of Exploitation of National Mineral 12 World Copper Resources, Mine Capacity, and Future Demand 13 Special Problems in the Future Supply of Copper 14 Summary and Conclusions