The international tin cartel / John Hillman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillman, John, 1939- author.

Series:

Routledge explorations in economic history ; 48.

Routledge explorations in economic history The international tin cartel

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tin industry--History.

Tin industry.

Cartels--History.

Cartels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (497 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For most of the twentieth century, tin was the site of new forms of international regulation which became a model for other commodities. The onset of the depression of the 1930s saw a collapse in commodity prices, and governments of tin producing countries decided to form a cartel to return the industry to comparative prosperity. This is a detailed study of how the tin industry found itself in difficulty and how the cartel developed its policies of control over production and stocks, together with its enduring legacy after World War II.This study of a cartel brings together tw

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; 1 Introduction; 2 Tin: the foundations of an industry; 3 Tin and industrial capitalism, 1815-1918; 4 The problem with tin, 1919-1929; 5 The depression: initial responses, 1928-1930; 6 The formation of the International Tin Committee, 1927-1931; 7 Constructing the machinery of control; 8 Rescuing the tin industry, 1931-1933; 9 Renewing the second agreement, 1933-1934; 10 Stabilizing the tin market, 1934-1936; 11 Renewing the third agreement, 1935-1936; 12 Riding the commodity roller-coaster, 1937-1939

13 Development under restriction: the producers14 Tin consumption and research; 15 The International Tin Committee and World War II, 1939-1942; 16 The International Tin Committee and its critics; 17 The demise of the International Tin Committee, 1945-1946; 18 From the International Tin Committee to the International Tin Council, 1946-1985; 19 Conclusion; Appendix: Archival sources; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-15131-8

1-135-15132-6

1-282-57023-4

9786612570230

0-203-85661-9

9780203856611

OCLC:

609856814