This contribution aims to understand an overshadowed fact: regulation theory—far from
being restricted to macroeconomics—is relevant for grasping the dynamics of meso …

Throughout the 20th century, countries attempted to address negative effects of boom-and-
bust cycles in commodity prices through international supply management initiatives. The …

As a typical energy-intensive industry, the cost of electricity constitutes more than 40% of the
total production cost of electrolytic aluminum in the China's electrolytic aluminum industry …

Cooperation and cartels are common-place in the cement industry. The Nordic countries'
close historical ties meant cooperation between the cement companies and their directors …

Dominique Barjot* Harm G. Schröter** cartels have a very bad reputation. Since 1945
cartels have been prohibited in principle in many countries. So why write on them? one …

Summary 1 1 The Rise of China as a Latecomer in the Global Aluminium Industry 5 1.1
Introduction....................................... 6 1.2 Literature Review of Catching-up........................... 8 …

Abstract In the postwar United States, aluminum became more widely used than any other
metal in building construction except for steel. It was first produced in the early nineteenth …