The Global Diamond Industry

Economics and Development Volume II
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-53760-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 5023 g

The Global Diamond Industry: Economics and Development brings together a collection of papers covering various aspects of the diamond industry including economics, law, history, sociology and development across two volumes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grynberg, Roman

Mbayi, Letsema

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Bergbau
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Sonstige Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication
Acknowledgement
Introduction
List Of Tables And Figures
PART I: SOCIAL AND HISTORIC ASPECTS OF THE DIAMOND TRADE
1. Shifting Trajectories Of Diamond Processing: From India To European And Back, From The Fifteen Century To The Twentieth; Karin Hofmeester
2. How Community Institutions Create Economic Advantage: Jewish Diamond Merchants In New York; B.D Richman
3. Transnational Entrepreneurs, Global Pipelines And Shifting Production Patterns. The Example Of The Palanpuris In The Diamond Sector; Sebastian Henn
PART II: DIAMONDS AND DEVELOPMENT
4. The Kimberly Process At Ten: Reflections On A Decade Of Efforts To End The Trade In Conflict Diamonds; J.A Grant
5. Diamonds, Development, And Democracy; Nicky Oppenheimer
6. Contested Diamond Certification: Reconfiguring Global And National Interests In Zimbabwe ' 's Marange Fields; S.J Spiegel
7. A History Of Diamond Treatments; T.W Overton And J.E Shingley
8. Technological Innovation And Export Diversification Through The Development Of Diamond-Processing Capabilities In Botswana ' 's Diamond Cutting And Polishing Industry; Doctor Letsema Mbayi
9. Synthetics And Their Impact On Botswana; Prof. Roman Grynberg
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Roman Grynberg is Professor of Economics at the University of Namibia. He was Head of Trade Policy at the Commonwealth Secretariat. He has published books on Commodity Prices and the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and Small States.

Letsema Mbayi is a research fellow at the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis. Her doctoral research investigated diamond beneficiation policy in a producer country.