Aluminum ore : the political economy of the global bauxite industry
" ... Explores the often overlooked history of bauxite in the twentieth century, and in doing so examines the social, political, and economic forces that shaped the time."--Back cover
Electronic book
1 online resource (viii, 386 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780774825344, 9780774825344, 9780774825351, 9780774825320, 0774825340, 0774825359, 0774825324
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Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Opening Pandora�s Bauxite
1 The Global Race for Bauxite, 1900-40
2 “Of the Highest Imperial Importance�
3 Nazi Germany�s Pursuit of Bauxite and Alumina
4 National Security Business?
5 The Soviet Union�s “Bauxite Problem�
6 “Greece Has Been Endowed by Nature with This Precious Material�
7 The Volta River Project and Decolonization, 1945-57
8 Canada and the Nationalization of Alcan�s Bauxite Operations in Guinea and Guyana 9 Transnational Restructuring and the Jamaican Bauxite Industry10 Issues of Governance, Liberalization, Policy Space, and the Challenges of Development
11 White Metal
12 Battles over Bauxite in East India
13 Success without Bauxite
Contributors
Index