Trading practices in the coal market: application of the theory of bilateral monopoly to the Australian-Japan coal trade

Resources Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-75

  Colley, Peter ^a  

^a Forest Mining Ener Union 3rd F ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL INDUSTRY; COAL TRADE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MONOPOLY; TRADE RELATIONS;

AUSTRALIA; JAPAN;

EID: 0032444988     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4207(98)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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