The Global Diamond Industry: Economics and Development Volume II

ISBN-13: 9781137537607 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 304 str.

Roman Grynberg; Letsema Mbayi

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.