The Russian aluminum industry in transition

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-94

  Fortescue, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alumina; Aluminum; Bauxite; Guinea; Russia; Russian oligarchs; Transition economy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BAUXITE; PRIMARY SECTOR INDUSTRY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 33645301298     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1538-7216.47.1.76     Document Type: Article

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