China's Virtual Monopoly of Rare Earth Elements: Economic, Technological and Strategic Implications

ISBN-13: 9780367590130 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 178 str.

Roland Howanietz

Opis

This book surveys the Rare Earths mining industry, discusses the extent to which Rare Earths really are scarce elsewhere in the world and assesses the economics of production, considering arguments for the rationing of supply, for higher pricing and for a total export embargo.

Spis treści

List of figures
List of maps
List of tables
List of abbreviations

1. Introduction
2. Introduction to Rare Earth Metals

3. Assessment of Rare Earths scarcity
4. The optimal extraction path of Rare Earth Metals for China
5. Adjustments in the regulatory framework of the Chinese Rare Earths sector
6. Conclusions

O autorze

Roland Howanietz is a Research Associate and Lecturer in East Asian Economics at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany