The Political Economy Of Rare Earth Elements: Rising Powers And Technological Change (International Political Economy Series)

The contributors argue that rare earths are essential to the information technology revolution on which humans have come to depend for communication, commerce, and, increasingly, engage in conflict. They demonstrate that rare earths are a strategic commodity over which political actors will and do struggle for control.

• | Author: Ryan David Kiggins
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Jul 27, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 242 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1137364238
• | ISBN-13: 9781137364234