Metal Industry


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Precious Metals and Commerce


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Precious metals played a key role in inter-continental trade between Europe and Asia in the early modern period. An assured supply of these metal was indeed a pre-requisite to the procurement of Asian goods such as spices, textiles and raw silk. Once these metals had been imported into Asia, they were converted into the coinage of the country concerned. The 'bullion for goods' pattern of trade had important implications for the level of output, income, employment and prices in the Asian societies. This collection of essays by Professor Om Prakash explores these issues in relation mainly to the Dutch East India Company. Given the scale of its operations, as well as its unique character as the only European corporate group to engage in large scale intra-Asian trade as an integral part of its overall trading strategy, the VOC is a particularly appropriate medium through which to analyse these issues. Les métaux précieux jouèrent in rôle clef dans le commerce international entre l’Europe et l’Asie au début de la période moderne. La présence d’un stock assuré de ces métaux était, en effet, un facteur nécessaire afin de se procurer des produits asiatiques tels les épices, les textiles et la soie grège. Une fois importés en Asie, ces métaux étaient convertis dans le monnaie du pays concerné. La structure commerciale du bullion for goods avait des implications importantes en ce qui concernait le niveau de production, l’emploi et les prix au sein des sociétés asiatiques. Cette collestion d’essais du professeur Om Prakash explore ces questions en relation plus particulièrement avec la conpagnie hollandaise d’Inde Orientale. Etant donnée l’envergure de ses opérations, ainsi que son caractère unique en tant que seule corporation européenne engagée dans un commerciale, le VOC est un particulièrement bon exemple à travers lequel analyser ces questions.




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The Metal Industry


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Includes monthly "Abstracts of recent literature relating to non-ferrous and ferrous metals."




Dynamics of Energy, Environment and Economy


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The book addresses the vital and interwoven areas of energy, environment, and the economy within the field of sustainability research. Fundamental technical details, empirical data, and case studies taking into account local and international perspectives are included. Issues such as energy security, depleting fossil fuel reserves, global warming and climate change, as well as novel energy technologies are covered. The dynamic global response will be discussed from the perspective of policy, technology, and economics. Vital details in the form of text boxes, illustrations, graphs, tables and appendices are included. The book will serve as reference book for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, academics, policy makers, NGOs and developmental sector professionals within the field.




An Aluminum Industry's Contribution Towards Enhancing economic development of the state


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Industrialization is an integral part of economic development process. Its importance is such that for some countries, or rather their governments, it is synonymous with development. However, the special characteristics of developing countries, their differing resources, their geographical location and even the political and philosophical leanings of their leaders are the factors which cause industrialization to be viewed in different lights as an instrument of development. Thus, industrialization may be the result of a consistent industrial policy in which it is regarded either as the prime mover of development or as one of the components of harmonious and balanced development at sector level. It may also be the natural culmination of a development process of which the originating forces are either eternal to the country’s economic system or to the industrial sector. Industrialization is clearly only part of that unified strategy.




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Annual Report


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Overseas Business Reports


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